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Ramseyer Scholarship created with the Holmes County Education Foundation

Ramseyer Scholarship created with the Holmes County Education Foundation

  • July 8, 2013
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The Robert and Della Ramseyer Scholarship was established in 2013 by the children of the late couple and is being administered by the Holmes County Education Foundation (HCEF). The children established the Ramseyer Scholarship to create a lasting memorial for Robert and Della to support further education of local students in the fields of medicine and agricultural sciences. Robert Ramseyer was...
A book of well-spoken people

A book of well-spoken people

  • July 8, 2013
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Noble. Critchfield. Amster. Grosjean. Dix. Freedlander. Shapiro. Aside from being the names of some of Wooster’s best-known movers and shakers of the past century, these families have something else in common – membership in the Wooster High School Speech & Debate Team. You’ll find those names – and many more -- in “A Good Town Speaking Well,” co-authored by two men who have been...
Love Me: An odyssey of faith and miracles

Love Me: An odyssey of faith and miracles

  • July 8, 2013
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"Love Me."Simple words, really.How many times have spouses spoken the words "I love you," or said them to their children as they tucked them into bed at night and given butterfly kisses and Eskimo nose rubs."Love Me."Those well could have been Becky Mast's final words on this earth.How many of us, given the opportunity, would take those precious final moments to express our love to the people who...

wooster board game society

  • July 8, 2013
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HED: Let the games begin SUMMARY: Wooster board game group welcomes new members for fun – and maybe a win or two By Tami Lange In a world of games played on the PlayStation, Wii and Nintendo – these guys are throwbacks to a simpler time. And they like it that way, thank you very much. On Sunday evenings in Lowry Center on The College of Wooster campus, more than a dozen people turn out for...

You have to love those guys in Columbus

  • July 8, 2013
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From my back porch perspective, here’s what I’ve been able to learn about Ohio’s new $62 billion budget, to which you likely haven’t paid much attention because, well, budgets are extremely boring: –If you pay state income taxes, you likely will pay a lower rate next year. That’s because Gov. John Kasich’s plan all along was to cut the income tax rate and increase the sales tax rate...

7/8/13 County gets $457,500 for water, sewer hookups at Harvest Ridge

  • July 8, 2013
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SUMMARY: Project includes 100,000 gallon water tower The Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) has funded half of a utilities project for the fairgrounds at Harvest Ridge. A $457,500 OPWC grant for water and sewer utilities at the fairgrounds was accepted Monday, July 8 by the Holmes County Commissioners at their regular Monday business meeting. The grant will pay for half of an estimated...

New Philadelphia First Town Days names top parade entries picked by judges

  • July 8, 2013
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Summary: The First Town Days Parade, a highlight of the First Town Days Festival, was met by thousands of enthusiastic fans as it wove through city streets on July 5. In a startling contrast to the extremely hot, dry conditions of 2012, the 2013 First Town Days 36th annual celebration provided cooler temperatures and periodic rainy drizzle, with a few dampening downpours thrown in, for its...

New Philadelphia First Town Days names top parade entries picked by judges

  • July 8, 2013
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7/8/13 Assistant prosecutor files in contested municipal court race

  • July 8, 2013
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SUMMARY: Nov. 5 also election to include township, school board races An assistant prosecuting attorney will challenge incumbent Judge Jane Irving for Holmes County Municipal Court judge in the Nov. 5 election. Attorney Sean Warner has filed as an independent candidate in the municipal court race. Sitting Judge Jane Irving has also filed with the Board of Elections to run for another...

Strasburg resident awarded use of a Mary Kay Career Car for two decades of hard work

  • July 8, 2013
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Summary: For one Strasburg woman, almost two decades of hard work as a cosmetic company consultant have earned her the right to drive a new Chevy Cruz, compliments of Mary Kay. When Bonnie Jones of Strasburg decided to take on a position with a direct sales company almost twenty years ago, she did it with the immediate in mind. “I loved the Mary Kay products and used them myself, and I also...