You dont need 40 acres and a mule to enjoy a local 4-H club
Getting your child interested in gardening sounds easy enough, but what if you dont know the first thing about gardening? Fortunately, resources exist in libraries, the Internet and local clubs that can allow you to expose your children to gardening even when you do not know the difference between a spade and a shovel. Children tend to have more interest in any subject when the parent is...
Spiritual rest v. physical rest, the Sabbath revealed
I just finished writing about the Old Covenant of law as compared to the New Covenant of grace that we are now under if we have put faith in Jesus. So does that mean that the law is wrong, and we can just go out and steal, murder and commit adultery whenever we want? Of course not! The law is good and holy, but we are not to use the law to bring us to righteousness. We are to look to Jesus, who...
Hiland Middle School writers flex creative muscle at Power of the Pen
The top student writers at Hiland Middle School showed their competitive streak at the regional Power of the Pen competition Saturday, March 8 at Norwayne Middle/High School in Wayne County.The seventh- and eighth-grade teams compiled enough points in the preliminary and final rounds to place second in the overall sweepstakes competition, which included teams from a five-county area. Hiland was...
Dover residents tour suburban Akron school as they ponder the future of a new Dover High School
More than 80 Dover residents ventured north March 11 to tour the combined Springfield Junior/Senior High School in Lakemore, a suburb just east of Akron to learn more about the school that opened Jan. 4. The school serves students in grades 7-12 in the communities of Lakemore and Springfield Township. The tour, organized by Build DHS, a group of like-minded parents, grandparents, teachers,...
Dover youth learns lessons of hard work and kindness
While most of the area was frozen into inactivity this winter, 13 year-old Vincent Giumenti used his snow days at Dover Middle School to walk through his neighborhood, knocking on doors and offering snow shoveling and removal services. That, in itself may not be all that unusual, but the fact that young Giumenti is usually accompanied by one of his parents, adds a new dimension to the story...
Dover Exchange Club Foundation supports Tuscarawas County Child Advocacy Center
The Dover Exchange Clubs Childrens Foundation recently presented the Tuscarawas County Child Advocacy Center (CAC) with a check for $5,100.00 as the proceeds from the Super Bowl Sunday Chicken BBQ held at Fundays on the Boulevard. The check represents the full proceeds of the 1000 chicken halfs sold that day. According to Vanessa Stergios, director, the Tuscarawas County Child Advocacy...