February Teacher of the Month
Summary: Teachers spend lots of time with our children. Their influence is huge. Meet Mrs.F our February Teacher of the Month! Column: Teachers are so crucial to our childrens lives. They spend 100s of hours with their students and reports I have been reading online about personal spending on their classrooms is mind-boggling to me. Teachers spend an average of $300-$500 dollars on their...Column: My experience with dollar stores and the value they give
Column summary: If you've never experienced the joys of finding cheap, name-brand products at a dollar store then you're in for a treat. Read on to find out what is available and what you should and shouldn't buy. Oh, you dollar stores and your enticing displays of genius. You pull us in with your ads full of colorful merchandise that is only one dollar – yes, one dollar. Im not speaking of...Avant Gardener: Let your kids help you plan and tend the garden
Summary: Kids are more likely to eat vegetables and fruits if they play a role in growing them in a home garden. My ten year old has explained to me in her words the reason kids do not like vegetables. She insists the majority of kids she knows is being raised on a diet rich in artificially flavored fast food meat and sugar laden snacks that come from a box. Once they taste and sometimes just...
Wooster Community Hospital unveils new Transitional Care Unit
Wooster Community Hospital marked another milestone this month with the opening of their new Transitional Care Unit (TCU). This is a completely new service that the hospital is providing, said Dave Rhoad, WCH marketing and public relations manager. Thanks to this addition, patients who no longer need acute hospital care but still need skilled nursing, rehabilitation or other supportive care...McClure resigns as executive director of Roscoe Village Foundation
James H. McClure, Jr. has resigned as the executive director of the Roscoe Village Foundation effective Feb. 8 to pursue other endeavors, according to Ann Simpson, president of the Roscoe Village Foundation board of Trustees. During his tenure at Roscoe Village McClure has worked to continue the focus of the Roscoe Village Foundation mission: the preservation, restoration and interpretation of...Bookmobile schedule
The Holmes County Public Library Bookmobile would like to remind Winesburg patrons that they are off the road for Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 18. This week, however, they visit one of their favorite stops, the Holmes County Home (HCH) where a regular group of patrons check out materials from the carts the library staff roll into the dining room. MONDAY, Feb. 18 Off for Presidents...
Berlin man under investigation for kidnapping charged by grand jury
Investigation into allegations of kidnapping and illegal drug manufacture are ongoing against a Berlin man charged with failure to register as a sex offender by the grand jury Monday, Feb. 11. Greg W. Wisenburg, 46, of 4363 state Route 39, was charged by the grand jury with one count of failure to register as a sex offender, a third degree felony. Wisenburg was previously arrested on the charge...
Great Backyard Bird Count goes global
For the first time, anyone anywhere in the world with Internet access can participate in the 16th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) from Feb. 15-18. Participants simply watch birds at any location for at least 15 minutes, tally the numbers of each species they see, and report their tallies online at www.BirdCount.org. The GBBC is a joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and...
Ferenc M. Relle, Jr. announces retirement from Wayne County Community Foundation Board of Trustees
Ferenc M. Relle, Jr. announced his retirement plans at a recent meeting of the Wayne County Community Foundation (WCCF) Board of Trustees. He began in March of 2007 and is the fourth executive director in the WCCFs 34 year history. Over those years, the WCCF has been very fortunate in having the right director at the right time, beginning with Bob Seiwert, said J. C. Johnston III, WCCF...