Big Ben, Cam the Man and the Generals rout Knights 16-1
Wooster coach Doug Boyd summed it up pretty simply.West Holmes coach Tyler Renner said the exact same thing."If you play the game long enough, you're bound to have games like this one."Games like this one ended up being a whole lot of good news for Boyd's Generals, who pounded West Holmes starter Scotty Troyer and reliever Dustin Niehaus to the tune of 16 hits and an eventual 16-1 victory in Ohio...Holmes County District Public Library looks to fundraisers to maintain bookmobile program
SUMMARY: Seeks to raise $40,000 for popular program Unless a fundraising campaign planned by the Holmes County District Library is successful, bookmobile service may be cut back or eliminated altogether. With a goal of $40,000, the library will reach out to local businesses and host a variety of fundraisers, Bill Martino, library director, said. The money is necessary to maintain the bookmobile...4/24/14 Health officials order vaccine clinics for Friday in wake of suspected measles outbreak
SUMMARY: Suspected cases tied to mission trip Holmes and Knox counties will be holding mass vaccination clinics after individuals returning from a mission trip to the Philippines have shown symptoms of measles. Clinics are scheduled for Friday April 25 at the Holmesville Church of Christ, 204 W. Main St.,Holmesville from 10 a.m. to noon. A second clinic, also scheduled for Friday, will be held...
One persons garage sale is another persons treasure
In my hometown of Smithville, the village is preparing for the annual community yard sale. No doubt there will be plenty of work on Monday for the trash man. In Smithville, the sale has always been the last Saturday in April. Early for garage sales, yes, but those of us eager for the pastime that spring brings, we find dollars are burning holes in our pockets and handfuls of quarters are...
Real food comes from real gardens planted and cared for by real gardeners
When shopping for produce in the grocery store, we might spend several minutes searching for the perfect pepper, the roundest rutabaga or the biggest broccoli. We search for fruits and vegetables that are free of blemishes and scars. We fondle, squeeze and sniff. We choose the prettiest produce we can find even while making fools of ourselves in public, and this behavior is completely acceptable...
Will you believe the world or the Word?
When I first caught hold of the fact that God had great plans for my life (as He does for us all) and wanted me to believe big, my approach to life changed tremendously. I used to limit myself because I looked at my own resources in the natural, instead of what Jesus could do through me in the supernatural. Trying new things intimidated me. I remember being scared to try waitressing as a summer...German theater practicum presents Curt Goetz satire
How might world leaders respond if they knew that the prospect for global peace was at hand? Not as predictably as one might think, according to playwright Curt Goetz, whose comedic political satire Ausbruch des Weltfriedens (The Outbreak of World Peace) will be presented by students in the College of Woosters German theater practicum. The play, which is free and open to the public,...
Career Center students are inducted into National Honor Society
Twenty-six Wayne County Schools Career Center students were inducted into the Marie Chenevey Chapter of the National Honor Society during a recent candlelight ceremony. They join 22 seniors who were inducted last year. Zach Studer of Smithville led the Pledge of Allegiance, then Principal Matt Brown welcomed the parents, friends, staff and guests. Since 1921, the National Honor Society has...
Local students receive Franklin B. Walter Awards
The East Central Ohio Educational Service Center (ECOESC) is happy to announce the high school seniors who were honored as the 25th annual Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Award recipients at a luncheon and awards ceremony in Columbus April 9 at the DoubleTree-Worthington. Graham Sabo, a senior from New Philadelphia High School is the Tuscarawas County recipient. Sabo is the son Harriett and...