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Woodland stewards Tree ID workshops offered in three northeast counties: Wayne, Geauga and Medina

Woodland stewards Tree ID workshops offered in three northeast counties: Wayne, Geauga and Medina

Full day Name That Tree workshops are scheduled to be presented on Friday, Sept. 27 at the Secrest Arboretum at the Jack and Deb Miller Pavilion, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster and Tuesday, Oct. 1 at Big Creek Park, 9160 Robinson Road, Chardon and Winter Tree ID on Friday, Nov. 1 at The Lodge at Allardale, 141 Remsen Road, Medina. Lunch and materials are included in the cost for each workshop. Name...

Operation AED Pie Auction a success

St. John Lutheran Church in Mczena (Lakeville) hosted a very successful Pie Auction on Saturday, July 13 to raise funds for Operation AED. Operation AED was established the St. John Lutheran Church Young Adult Group with the goal of getting as many Automated Electronic Defibrillators (AED) devices into as many of the public sites in the community as possible. Auctioneer, Dave Acker, presided...
Lady Knights netters sizzling to begin season

Lady Knights netters sizzling to begin season

Coming into 2013, West Holmes was high on athleticism and short on experience on a girls tennis team trying to adjust to the loss of five starters from last year’s very good team. Facing a veteran-rich Central Christian team on Monday, August 12 at West Holmes, head coach Jason Otto was a little nervous as to what he might run into with his youthful squad. All they did was deliver a stunning...
Young Knights linksters earning respect as they learn

Young Knights linksters earning respect as they learn

The West Holmes golf team may be young, but they are getting some great experience early this season before Ohio Cardinal Conference league play rolls around.The Knights grabbed the seventh spot in the 14-team field at The Pines Invite Monday, August 12 at The Pines Golf Club in Orrville, and took 14th in a large 21-team field at the Pirate Invite on Saturday, August 10 at Willandale Golf Club in...

Hawks looking to gain consistency

With a team laden with talent both youthful and experienced, Hiland’s golf team is looking for big things this fall. The Hawks were hoping to capitalize on a huge start to the season, following a beautiful second-place finish at the 19-team field at Sable Golf Course in Hartville, in which they narrowly missed winning the tournament on the strength of a pair of 73s from Tyler Grate and Mark...
Pirates golfers picking up where they left off

Pirates golfers picking up where they left off

For the Garaway Pirates, the faces making up the 2013 version of the Pirates golf team may be new, but the goals they are being asked to realize remain rock solid, as always.With a team that has found its way to the State tournament the past six years, the Pirates are certainly one of the juggernaut programs around the state in any sport.Head coach Ryan Taggert said that this year's version has...

8/20/13 Health district loses permitting policy for non-potable water wells

SUMMARY: SWCD recommends checking safety zones before drilling wells A new state law has nullified a health district policy, and the Holmes County Board of Health is none too happy about it. The board Friday Aug. 16 rescinded a policy instituted in 1989 that requires non-potable water wells be subjected to a permitting process. The policy was designed to protect clean water sources, Director of...

8/20/13 Experiemental Aircraft Association to offer rides on 1930s passenger airliner Memorial Day weekend

SUMMARY: Flights will leave daily on historic airliner during EAA's annual pancake breakfast To air travelers in the golden age of transportation aviation, the Douglas DC-3 was a familiar sight. Passengers stepped right into the shiny, aluminum hulled plane from the runway. The plane jolted to life as the twin engines fired up, and passengers seated in comfortable upholstered seats watched the...

Killbuck Early American Days

Each year on Labor Day Weekend, the residents of Killbuck invite friends, family and visitors to the region to Killbuck Early American Days. Originally, an event to thank the local residents after the Holmes County Independence Day flood of 1969, today the festival serves as a homecoming to the many people connected to the tight-knit community. The two-day event runs Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 in the...

Killbuck Early American Days welcomes Rolling Thunder's POW-MIA memorial

The Memorial to Ohio’s Prisoners of War and Missing in Action (POW-MIA) will be available for viewing at the Killbuck Early American Days thanks to Rolling Thunder Chapter 5 of Lexington. A program to honor the POW-MIA of Ohio will begin at 2 p.m. The memorial contains the names of 137 Ohioans declared missing in action during the Vietnam War. The memorial was created by the Rolling Thunder...