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Cruise in to the 10th Annual Cruisin' for a Cure Car Show

Summary: Step back in time and help raise money for the American Cancer Society when you attend the 10th Annual Cruisin’ for a Cure Car Show at Killbuck on May 18. For 10 years the Killbuck Savings Bank Company has participated in fundraising for the American Cancer Society and has great success. Their annual Cruisin’ for a Cure Car Show, one of their premiere fundraising events will be held...

My Blue Skates

My Blue Skates My mom found them in her basement crawl space, a place where secrets and memories collide in an explosion of cardboard boxes and dust. Mom was going to toss them out, and I begged her to keep them and give them to me. She laughed, and I could tell she remembered how much I loved them. So she gave them to me last week, and it was like rolling through my childhood,...

My Blue Skates

Struggling with loads of laundry, clutter in the kitchen and chaos in your life? Stress can easily steal our joy. Trish Berg reminds us to simplify the small stuff and find Joy in the Journey. My mom found them in her basement crawl space, a place where secrets and memories collide in an explosion of cardboard boxes and dust. Mom was going to toss them out, and I begged her to keep them and...

5/8/13 Fairgrounds at Harvest Ridge goes into excavation phase

The fairgrounds at Harvest Ridge is moving into the excavation phase, shaping the rolling terrain of the old Shreiner Farm for its new life as a multipurpose events facility. Some 600,000 cubic yards of dirt will be moved as Harvest Ridge takes shape, laying the footprint for animal barns, a grandstand, exposition center, sale barn and horse arena. The lay of the land will be worked to make way...

The Warblers are coming through - in small numbers so far

The warblers are coming through - in small numbers so far! Columnist Bruce Glick summarizes happenings in the local birding world. This the peak time to see migrant warblers. Read more in the "Gone Birding" column. For many birders, warbler migration is the most highly anticipated time of year. It can also be a frustrating experience if the weather patterns don't cooperate. In order to see...

Birds and the people who watch them

Summary Bruce Stambaugh shares about. Bruce Stambaugh writes about nature, weather, hobbies and people, often using personal experiences. Much to their dismay, he also writes about his family. He uses humor and pathos when he can’t think of anything else to include. For May 20, 2013 Birds and birders have a lot in common. This thought struck me on my latest trip to northwest Ohio’s birding...

FROMONLINE | 2013-05-10

By Tami Lange About 10 years ago, Justin Starlin was only sure of what he didn’t want to do. A Kent State University education major, Starlin said he was driving home after a day of student teaching. Just shy of graduation, he said, he had pretty much determined teaching wasn’t going to be for him. “So,” he said, “I talked to my best friend and adviser – my father,” who reassured him that...

FROMONLINE | 2013-05-10

It was a very odd way to offer breaking news. I was tooling down the street toward home last week, listening to the Indians pre-game show on a Cleveland radio station when the breaking news tones rang out. Not particularly unusual. But then, the reporter came on and said – slowly and somewhat incredulously – “We have breaking news, incredible if it’s true.” Because, I thought...

5/10/13 ODOT amends Berlin project to include parking lot

SUMMARY: Public comments push for parking, curbed pedestrian walk dropped from project The Berlin state Route 39/U.S. 62 widening project has been amended to include a parking lot after the Ohio Department of Transportation received comments opposed to the elimination of on-street parking. Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 11 spokesperson Becky Giauque said the project, which...

Popular children’s author visits Wooster Public Library

Summary: Rosemary Wells, author of the popular Max & Ruby series of children’s books, visits kids and parents at Wooster Public Library. Main Article: The Wooster Public Library was filled with kids waiting excitedly to see one of their favorite authors and the creator of the Max & Ruby series of books. Max & Ruby are two sibling bunny rabbits. Wells has written over 20 books...