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During the Civil War, it was a big honor – and a huge risk – to be the soldier who carried the flag into battle. But Michael Silver, a Wooster volunteer, did not hesitate to grab up the flag during the May, 1864 Battle of Marys Bridge. He leads them up the hill to push back the Confederates, said Charles Leopold of the Wayne County Historical Society, and he gets shot. And thats...chamber banquet
People attending last weeks Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner and meeting found a little extra on their tables at the Greenbriar Conference & Party Center. Next to the dinner rolls and condiments were bowls of potato chips and tortilla chips, thanks to Frito-Lay, voted the Chambers Business of the Year. Frito-Lays Wooster plant brought on the snacks and a few dozen...Black-crowned Night-herons
Black-crowned Night-herons Columnist Bruce Glick summarizes happenings in the local birding world. This week Bruce writes about the Black-crowned Night-heron. Read more about it in the "Gone Birding" column. I was looking through some photos recently and was struck by the beauty of this sleek, black-and-white heron. The photo was taken about this time last year near Tucson, Arizona. However,...
Barnett Realty's Winter Gala to Benefit Community Hospice
The fourth annual Winter Gala hosted by Barnett Realtors' Wings of Hope Committee to benefit Community Hospice is set for Saturday Feb. 1 at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University Tuscarawas in New Philadelphia.Open to the public, the semiformal gala will be held from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. The event includes a silent auction with more than 70 themed baskets and other items, a live...1/23/14 Commissioners say three percent raise in the works for county employees, same as sheriff's deputies
SUMMARY: Deputies get three percent pay raise in union contract The Holmes County Commissioners said Thursday Jan. 23 they hope to give county employees a three percent pay raise in 2014, similar to that won by sheriffs deputies in a new three year contract. Commissioners signed off on a three year contract with the Holmes County Sheriffs office that grants deputies below the rank of...
Five of our brightest gift ideas for Christmas
This Christmas, instead of chasing a bewildering list of plastic things, sparkly things, things that go beep, and things that break, you could base your gift-giving on a single bright idea. Show love, generosity and creativity with one of these. Give the granting of a wish. Maybe you already know exactly what someone (or everyone!) wants. Though few of us have the means to treat the...