FROMONLINE | 2013-07-21
HED: So, how hot was it? SUMMARY: Hot enough to think about how we ever got by without air conditioning Whatever did we do before air conditioning? I pondered this as I sat inside last week, watching from my comfortable second-floor perch as people walked up and down the street – moving slowly as if laboring against a virtual wall of steam. The windows were closed tight, keeping me and my...
Skills challenge to benefit Wayne County Childrens Advocacy Center
A generous sponsorship from Nagys Collision Center is making the 2013 Skills Challenge a reality, raising funds for the Wayne County Childrens Advocacy Center (WCCAC) in Wooster. According to Gil Ning, WCCAC board president, the annual event will take place Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Wayne Lanes and will feature teams of seven competing in miniature golf, bowling and...
Millersburg Tire celebrates 60 years with anniversary party and open house
Millersburg Tire Service has been doing business since 1953, which is before some of their customers were even born. Businesses that last 60 years do so because they are customer conscious and in this day and age it is difficult to find a company that will go the distance.A celebration is certainly in order for Millersburg Tire and their longtime customers and friends. The 60th Anniversary and...
Hartzler Family Dairy provides free live music at the Ice Cream Shoppe
The Ice Cream Shoppe at Hartzler Family Dairy in Wooster can be a busy spot on a sultry summer evening, but once a month the crowd can swell to fill every spot in the parking lot when the community minded business provides free live music. According to Jill Hartzler, Ice Cream Shoppe manager, about 50 to 100 people come to the once a month Music Night. Hartzler shared, My aunt sets up the...Survivor themed Girl Scout Day Camp
Eighty-six girls in grades K-12 and 16 adults from Wayne, Ashland and Holmes counties participated in this years Survivor-themed Girl Scout Day Camp, July 8-12, at Christmas Run Park in Wooster. Along with scouting traditions like songs and games, outdoor skills and crafting swaps, the Survivor theme gave the camp directors (Crystal Lilley-Hunt, Betsy Keller and Stacey Castellucci) a chance to...
Fisher gives Orrville Lions Club website a new look
Bill Fisher, owner of BFX Media, recently redesigned the entire Orrville Lions Club website. On July 9, he talked the club members through all the various changes on the site. Visit orrvillelionsclub.com for current information about the difference the Lions make in our community. The next meeting of the Orrville Lions Club will be July 23, featuring Officer Smith and K-9 Freddie in the...Nashville Jolly Farmers 4-H Club meeting notes
The Nashville Jolly Farmers 4-H club met Monday, July 8 at the Nashville Methodist Church with 20 members present. Pledges were led by Tyler McClure and Brianna Akam. Secretary and treasurer reports were read and approved.Important dates coming up are Life Skills Judging Thursday, July 11 from 4-8 p.m. at WHHS; Skill-a-Thons Thursday, July 18 at WHHS from 4-9 p.m., participants must be registered...
For 35 minutes, the heart ceased to beat
Theres two sure things in life, according to the old adage: Death and taxes. Ben Franklin was credited with saying that. On April 15, the Jimmy and Becky Mast family got to experience both at the same time. Becky had collapsed, face first, onto her husband, Jimmy, who had just awoken. Becky had fainted, having suffered from a postpartum cardiomyopathy when she got an infection following the...
Patterson marks retirement by writing a show about life
Todd Patterson is going through some significant changes in his life – chief among them his recent retirement from Wooster High School. Patterson, who taught at WHS and also served as Drama Club director and Performing Arts Center manager, also is the moving force behind Woosters Summer Stage, which last year brought the musical Annie to life on the WHS PAC. There were already plans to...