A night of Jazz by The College of Wooster Jazz Ensemble May 3
The College of Woosters Jazz Ensemble will perform Friday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. at a special, free outdoor concert on the back patio of Lowry Center, 1189 Beall Ave. Rain location is McGaw Chapel. The ensemble is under the direction of Jeffrey Lindberg, professor of music, who also directs the highly acclaimed Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Chicagos oldest professional jazz orchestra in continuous...
Women's Night Out hosted by Chaffee Chiropractic
Brittany Armbrust, with Chaffee Chiropractic in Wooster, welcomed ladies from the Wayne County Women’s Network on Thursday, April 18 to a Women’s Night Out. Representatives, from Trillium Creek, Sheer Professionals, Arbonne, Tastefully Simple, Origami Owl, Thirty One and Marcie and LMT, offering chair massages, were available to share products, services and information with the ladies...
Black Tie Affair for the 2013 Wayne County Schools Career Center prom
Reigning over the 2013 Wayne County Schools Career Center prom Saturday, April 20 were medical assisting students Princess Brooke Drouhard of Triway and Queen Tiffany Powell of Chippewa, culinary arts student King Cody Decker of Norwayne, and Ag mechanics student Prince Cody Norris of Wooster. The grand march was held at the Career Center commons, followed by the dinner and dance at Memories in...Izaak Walton League holds annual Trout Derby
The Izaak Walton League will hold its annual Trout Derby on Saturday, May 4, 1 p.m. at Freedlander Park. The day begins with a clinic, presented by the Ohio Division of Wildlife, which is required for participation in the derby, open for children ages 1 to 15. There is no pre-registration. The clinic, on the essentials of fishing and water safety, will be held inside Freedlander...
Soil and water conservation districts promote ag plastic recycling program
A multi-county effort promoting agricultural plastic waste recycling is under way, offering farmers an alternative to burning or dumping plastics in a landfill. Soil and water conservation districts in Holmes, Wayne, Ashland and Stark counties have partnered with local businesses to set up a series of drop-off sites for plastics used for bale wrap, silage, seed bags, twine, netting, row plastic...Rep. Hall applauds House passage of state operating budget
State Rep. Dave Hall (R-Millersburg) has announced that the Ohio House of Representatives passed a bipartisan, comprehensive state operating budget that provides crucial assistance to schools and community programs, while at the same time reducing the burden on Ohio’s taxpayers.In addition to providing Ohioans with a $1.5 billion state income tax cut over the next two years, Amended Substitute...Pond Clinic final reminders
A reminder to bring your lawn chairs and join us for a pond owner clinic on Thursday, May 2 starting at 6:30 p.m. The clinic will be held at the John Yoder family pond at 8060 Township Road 669, one mile north of County Road 160, in north east Holmes County. Speakers from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Holmes County Soil and Water Conservation District and Ohio State University...
All aboard for the celebration of National Train Day May 11
National Train Day will be celebrated by the Orrville Railroad Heritage Society (ORHS) in Orrville on Saturday, May 11 from noon to 4 p.m. Train and track car rides will be provided at family friendly prices. Departing from 245 McGill St., passengers will enjoy a 1-1/3 mile round trip to Orrville Junction. Its the least expensive on-board train fun you can have in the area. The ORHS concession...