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Zoar Harvest Festival raises funds and awareness about the unique village

  • August 4, 2013
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Summary: Warm weather and blue skies kept the crowds heavy at the 40th Annual Zoar Harvest Festival over the weekend. Each year the Zoar Community Association celebrates the gathering of summer wheat with the Zoar Harvest Festival, now in its 40th year. Visitors to the historic village enjoyed more than 60 dealers of high-quality antiques, a juried craft show featuring more than 40 vendors, the...

40th Anniversary of The Wayne County Humane Society

  • August 5, 2013
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A lot has changed since the Wayne County Humane Society became a chartered organization 40 years ago, but their mission remains: “To provide compassion to the animals entrusted to our care, to measurably reduce companion animal overpopulation, and to take a leadership role in educating and promoting human values.” According to executive director Stuart Mykrantz, in 1973 the Wayne County...

Sometimes columnists can be dumb

  • August 5, 2013
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A couple of commentaries ago, I violated one of my own long-held rules of writing. Don’t generalize. As soon as a writer offers one or more generalizations – like I did in the piece on the state senator who wants to exempt homeschooling parents from paying school property taxes – at least one reader will rip said writer to shreds – as Jenifer Boros of Holmes County did to me. Allow me to...

8/5/13 Drive pipe line installation costs go to property owner

  • August 5, 2013
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SUMMARY: Will save engineer's office $15,000 - $20,000 annually The full cost of installing and maintaining drive pipes along roads under the care of the Tuscarawas County Engineer will be borne by property owners. In a bid to find savings, the Tuscarawas County Engineer’s office will no longer pay for excavation for pipes installed beneath driveways that facilitate drainage of ditches, or...

‘Familiar faces in new places’ for New Philadelphia City Schools’ new year

  • August 5, 2013
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Summary: The New Philadelphia City School district looks to a new school with changes in key leadership roles, as the assistant superintendent and high school and middle school principal positions will have new yet familiar faces. New school years inevitably bring many new changes, whether it is a fresh coat of paint in the hallways, a different way of scheduling for classes, or new faces in...

Environmental sustainability is the goal for two determined young New Philadelphia grads

  • August 5, 2013
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Summary: Two young women are collaborating to establish a local environmental club. Even though they will soon be leaving for college, the women are leaving a legacy to their younger classmates and others in the community. Two recent New Philadelphia High School graduates are making a difference in their world as they share their passion for protecting the environment. Taylor Phillips and Emma...

Old car and fifty year marriage both ‘keep on ticking’

  • August 5, 2013
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Summary: When Elden Maurer purchased a decrepit dual cowel Phiaton Packard in the 1960’s, he likely never dreamed that the restored car would be featured on his own 50th wedding anniversary in 1978 as well as his son and daughter-in-law’s 50th anniversary in 2013. Elden and Mary Maurer were married in 1928, and the couple was known not only for their popular New Philadelphia Maurer’s Nursery...

So What's Another Five Years Among Friends?

  • August 5, 2013
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SUMMARY: When he got the word that his 40th high school class reunion had been cancelled, Mike Dewey started thinking about the fact that he'd never missed one. How you evaluate the sentence I’m about to write depends on your definition of the words “pathetic and “reliable.” I have never missed a high school class reunion. There. I said it. And it’s the truth. So am I...

FROMONLINE | 2013-08-05

  • August 5, 2013
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How you evaluate the sentence I’m about to write depends on your definition of the words “pathetic and “reliable.” I have never missed a high school class reunion. There. I said it. And it’s the truth. So am I pathetic or reliable? Think about that for a while as you ponder this next fact: there will, apparently, be no 40th. According to my sources – and they are well-placed – the...

Threshing day was as much a social event as it was work

  • August 5, 2013
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Summary: A visit to an old-fashioned threshing day is inspirational and proves there is more to farming than hard work. If you think gardening is difficult, try farming. I had the privilege of attending an old-fashioned threshing day at Wholesome Valley Farm just outside of Wilmot last week. What a day. What an incredible day. While some farmers still use the old-fashioned threshing machines of...