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Kent State Tuscarawas reaches highest spring enrollment in campus history

  • February 12, 2010
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Enrollment for spring semester 2010 is the highest enrollment for spring in the 41-year history of Kent State University at Tuscarawas. Recently released official 15th day numbers reports Kent State at Tuscarawas enrollment at 2,387, a 20 percent increase over spring semester 2009, and only eight students less than the official fall semester 2009 enrollment of 2,395. “This impressive spring...

Tuscarawas County Retired Teachers’ Association scholarship available

  • February 12, 2010
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The Tuscarawas County Retired Teachers’ Association is offering a $1,000 scholarship this year. The applicant must be a senior or college student who is a child, grandchild, or first generation niece/nephew of an active or deceased-while-active member of the association. Selection will be according to a point system based on grades, school activities, and community service. Three recommendations...

Open house to be held to celebrate Marian Prysi’s 85th birthday

  • February 12, 2010
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Marian Prysi of Dover will celebrate her 85th birthday at an open house on Sunday, Feb. 21, from 2-4 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the First United Church of Christ in Sugarcreek, where she is a member. Born Feb. 14, 1925, in New Philadelphia, she was the youngest of six children of Homer and Amelia Kaderly. She has lived all her life on a farm in Sugarcreek Township, where she still resides...

Learning to love the skin you are in

  • February 12, 2010
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Your skin says a lot about you. It gives the observer an impression of your age, health, sun exposure and genetics. It is your body’s largest organ. And despite its importance in protecting us from harmful bacteria, your skin may be neglected and even abused. The next Take Charge of Your Health Program from the Union Hospital Community Health and Wellness Department will focus on skin care,...

Military news

  • February 12, 2010
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Air Force Airman Jermey L. Renner and Air Force Airman First Class Zachariah D. Angel graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airmen completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic...

New photographic train window passengers to be added to Depot’s cars

  • February 12, 2010
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The Dennison Railroad Depot Museum is preparing to add the last two railroad cars to the museum facility as they complete the final portion of a sixth phase of development. For more than a decade, the museum has been expanding and the addition of a Pullman bed and breakfast and business car will complete the expansion. Attention by depot staff will then turn toward renovating the museum’s six...

Shamrock Express to perform Irish heritage celebration at Kent State Tuscarawas

  • February 12, 2010
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The Shamrock Express will perform at Kent State University Tuscarawas on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m., in the Founders Hall auditorium. Sponsored by the Artist/Lecture Series, the performance is free and open to the public with no tickets required. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The auditorium doors open at 6:30 p.m. The Shamrock Express will celebrate Irish culture and...

Office serves as resource for the area veterans

  • February 12, 2010
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“Agent Orange was a chemical used to kill the foliage in Vietnam. The Vietnam veterans were pretty much told that it wasn’t going to harm them. Now, years later, there’s many, many presumptive conditions because of that chemical they were exposed to,” said Debbie Cook, director/service officer for the Tuscarawas County Veterans Service Office of New Philadelphia. Cook explained new conditions...

Love for a lifetime; Valentine couples share the secrets to a long marriage

  • February 12, 2010
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When it comes to a lifelong marriage with your true valentine, divorce statistics can be dismal. However, take heart. Lifetime love is possible, as enthusiastically attested to recently by couples married 50 years or more who were enjoying lunch together at the Tuscarawas County Senior Center. They were very willing to share their experiences and advice for starry-eyed young – and not so young...

Census 2010 Road Tour makes two stops in New Philadelphia

  • February 12, 2010
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“We’ve gotten some very good response,” said John Willse, media specialist with the U.S. Census Bureau. The bureau has been making a nationwide road tour to promote the 2010 census and recruit census workers. Willse’s team was in the area Feb. 5 with stops at Buckeye Career Center and New Towne Mall, both of New Philadelphia. Approximately 30 students were recruited during the bureau stop at...