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Its 30 minutes until opening time at Woosters City Square Steakhouse. The staff meets briefly to go over menu changes and additions and reviews the success of the previous weekend. As the meeting breaks up, another young man joins the group. He is soft-spoken, casually dressed. If you didnt know better, youd think he was just there to start his shift. But to those who know the Steakhouse...White-winged Scoters
White-winged Scoters Columnist Bruce Glick summarizes happenings in the local birding world. This week Bruce reports on the recent appearance of White-winged Scoters along Lake Erie. Read more about it in the "Gone Birding" column. Although I have seen these large but unusual ducks at times over the years, the recent appearance of many White-winged Scoters in Ohio and Indiana prompted me to do...2/6/14 Charge filed in Jan. 31 bomb threat at West Holmes Middle School
SUMMARY: Inducing panic charge filed in Holmes County Juvenile Court Charges have been filed in a Jan. 31 bomb threat at West Holmes Middle School. Holmes County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Sean Warner said Feb. 6 that a charge of inducing panic has been filed in Holmes County Juvenile Court against a middle school student. Warner declined identifying the student as the charge had not been...2/6/14 Winter storms gobbling up supplies of road salt
SUMMARY: ODOT making emergency salt purchase A long, harsh winter has drained road salt supplies, prompting the Ohio Department of Transportation to make an emergency purchase of road salt for areas experiencing shortages. While this winter has been uniformly rough for most of the state, its toll on salt stockpiles has varied. The Holmes County Highway Departments supply of road-clearing...
Though the years pass, the kids remain the same
We have spent the last month watching old home movies, videos from when our kids were babies, toddlers and preschoolers. It all started when I finally ordered the VHS-C converter thing-a-ma-bob (yes, that is the technical term), so that we could watch them on our VCR. We started with a video when our youngest, Riley, was born. Hannah was around eight, Sydney was six and Colin was three. What...
Companies cannot afford to skimp on outstanding customer service
All business success flows from one thing: good customer service. And yet, it seems that is a concept often forgotten. Employees on the front line of customer service also tend to be the ones most untrained to provide it. They are the ones paid the least for the most customer interaction. Good customer service is not only a valued skill, its practically an art when it is delivered by those...
Celebrating much more than just a special birthday
There we all were. The five Stambaugh kids gathered around a common table, celebrating another birthday. This wasnt any old birthday either. Wait. I better rephrase that. We were gathered to celebrate the oldest siblings very special day, his 70th birthday. All but one of our spouses joined in the merrymaking, too. We met in a nice restaurant that the birthday boy chose. It was...
How to choose a continuing-care retirement community
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you give me some tips on picking a good full-service retirement community that offers all levels of housing, from independent apartment-style to nursing home care? My wife and I are both approaching 80 and are looking to downsize from our current home, but we want our next move to be our last. One More Move Dear One, If you want your next move to be your final one, a...