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Casey's Challenge paves the way to inclusion on July 13

Summary: Casey’s Challenge will take place on Saturday, July 13. The event features a 5k and 10k walk and run. The race will also boast a one mile fun run/walk and health and wellness stations for children. The funds raised support the Adaptive Sports Program of Ohio (ASPO), which offers athletic opportunities to individuals with physical disabilities. The Adaptive Sports Program of Ohio...

Avant Gardener: Know when to harvest for the best homegrown vegetables

Summary: Food grown in your own garden tastes better and some believe is better for you. Harvest at the proper times to get the most out of your backyard garden. The main reason we grow food is so we can harvest it and eat it. Knowing when to harvest fruits and vegetables can make the difference between an average garden and a great garden. Some vegetables like radishes make it easy to see they...

Here’s a great worry free investment account never goes down in value and is 100% tax free.

Forget the ups and downs of the stock market. Here’s a great worry free investment account never goes down in value and is 100% tax free. I’ve been going along for most of 2013 enjoying my account value rise in my company sponsored retirement plan. Well that is until the middle of June when the S&P 500, this is a gauge of 500 large U.S. public companies values tracked by the firm Standard...

There’s gold and silver in them thar IRA’s

There’s gold and silver in them thar IRA’s Pop quiz to start off this column. What does IRA stand for? Most people would say to themselves, that’s easy it stands for Individual Retirement Account. That would be what I’d expect to hear anyway. The correct answer is, Individual Retirement Arrangement. For the real book worms in the group it’s IRS Topic 451 Individual Retirement...

Column: Never let your schedule take your freedom of choice and rejuvenation away

Column summary: Are sports and responsibilities making you a zombie? Feel like you can't get away even for a minute? It's time to take back your life. Summertime can be as busy as you make it. As adults, we can become so wrapped up in our kids summer activities that we lose track of US, of who we ARE, and what WE enjoy doing. I’m as crazy as the next person about my kids sporting activities,...
Walk with a Doc

Walk with a Doc

Leading a discussion titled, Heart Disease – Am I Really at Risk?, Dave Cannon informed a group gathered at Oak Hill Park about the importance of physical fitness. Cannon, the cardiac rehabilitation department manager for the Cleveland Clinic in Wooster, shared his knowledge of exercise physiology, stress reduction and some of the latest research on health during the weekly Walk with a Doc...

Stroke and osteoporosis screenings coming to Sugarcreek

Residents living in and around the Sugarcreek community can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. First United Church of Christ will host Life Line Screening July 18. The site is located at 526 W. Main St. in Sugarcreek. Four key points every person needs to know: - Stroke is the third leading cause of death and a leading cause of permanent disability - 80...

Sheriff sees dramatic increase in CCW permits

The Holmes County Sheriff’s office is on track to issue more than double the number of concealed carry permits than last year. As of June 20, the sheriff’s office has issued 865 concealed carry weapon (CCW) permits, 336 more than all of last year, when it issued 529 permits. The increase also means the sheriff’s office could end up spending more than $100,000 this year checking and approving...

Rep. Hall and Ohio House advance bill to help Ohioans find work

State Rep. Dave Hall (R-Millersburg) applauded the Ohio House of Representatives’ vote to agree with the Senate changes to House Bill 2, which requires all applicants for unemployment insurance to register with OhioMeansJobs.com prior to applying for benefits. The legislation also requires applicants to make direct contact with their local Ohio Means Jobs office by the eighth week of...

Fireworks to highlight Fourth of July events at MWCD parks

The Fourth of July holiday weekend will be spectacular on the water, at the beaches and in the skies at night above the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) lakes and parks. A total of five giant fireworks shows are planned during the holiday at the MWCD lake parks. Fireworks are scheduled at the parks on the following dates, at dark: - Atwood Lake Park: July 4 (Thursday) -...