Wooster Faculty to present the music of David Westfall
Works by Wooster composer David Westfall will be performed by College of Wooster music faculty members Frank Huang, piano, and Amanda Bekeny, trumpet, in a chamber music recital on Sunday, May 5 at the Akron Museum of Art located at East Market and High Street in Akron. The program will consist of Westfalls Piano Sonata No. 1, Three Appalachian Folk Songs for Trumpet and Piano, String Quartet...
Miss Poppy 2013 presents Wooster Mayor with the first poppy of the year
Wooster Mayor Bob Breneman is presented with this years first poppy by Miss Poppy 2013 Sara Sigler. She is the daughter of Matt and Angel Sigler and grandaughter of Butch and Diane Sigler of the Wooster American Legion and Auxiliary, Unit #68. May is Poppy Month, when we rememeber and honor our dead and disabled veterans. Distribution of poppies will be Saturday, May 4 at Lowes and Saturday, May...Millersburg pool faces headwinds from ODH
The Crissey Memorial Pool is facing many unknowns just one month after council voted to relicense the pool for another year. Even before the state of the pools equipment can be assessed, the Ohio Department of Health has demanded an inquiry into whether concrete work repairs to the pool basin from 2011 was done properly. Safety measures for the pools drain system will further need to be...
St. James rector finds new meaning to “uplifting”
Evelyn Manzella may be known for lifting the hearts and spirits of her congregation at St. James Episcopal Church in Wooster, but for the past few years, "lifting" has taken on a new meaning for the church's 15-year rector.Manzella, who originally visited a gym in hopes of strengthening her shoulders for a good game of tennis, has now become a powerlifter. After battling a few injuries and...Lake Memorial Park CDBG project awarded
The Holmes County commissioners on Monday, April 22 awarded the first of two projects to be funded by 2012 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars. Commissioners awarded the Big Prairie/Lake Memorial Park pavilion roof replacement project to contractor All Trades By Jeff. All Trades by Jeff was the low bidder at $8,964.25 for the estimated $10,000 project. Dave Croft Construction was...
Pitch perfect Area high school choir members create beautiful music together
Hallelujahs rang out as a quartet of seniors from East and West Holmes school districts solemnly crooned the beginning of Jerry Ulrich’s Heleluyan.That haunting melody marked the start of the combined effort of the two schools during Celebration of the Arts night at West Holmes High School on Thursday, April 11 in the West Holmes gymnasium.As the young men sang, they were joined by a mighty...
Wisecarver Renegades King of the Hill; Carpenter hammers second L.M win in a row at Hilltop
For the second year in a row, the Edge Renegades of Dirt kick off their season at Hilltop Speedway in front of a cold but big crowd with 40 modifieds checking into the pits. Tanner Wilson would start the night by setting the 2 Brothers Motorsports fast time as the heat wins went to Jesse Wisecarver, Kyle Strickler, Kevin Morehouse and Jess Hartman while Rick Aukland and John Sluka posted the last...Early voting under way for May 7 special election
The Holmes County Board of Elections (BOE) will be open for extended early voting hours for the May 7 special election Friday and Saturday. The board of elections office will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, May 3 and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 4. Early voting is currently offered at the BOE during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. To vote early, voters will be required to fill...
International Bible teacher to speak at Gateway Fellowship
International Bible teacher and evangelist, Dr. Gerald Derstine, will be speaking at Gateway Fellowship on Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. As founder and president of Israel Affairs Ministry, he has established churches and outreaches to both Arabs and Jews in the nation of Israel and will be sharing on past and current events involving this nation. Dr. Derstine is also the founder of Gospel Crusade,...