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WHS Drama Club to present Agatha Christie’s, And Then There Were None

WHS Drama Club to present Agatha Christie’s, And Then There Were None

The Wooster High School Drama Club will present Agatha Christie’s, And Then There Were None as part of the annual Wooster City Schools Fine Arts Festival celebration. Performances are scheduled for March 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and March 24 at 2 p.m. in the WHS Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available at the athletic office during school hours and will be sold at the door. The story is...
Walnut Creek Elementary has fun exploring books of Dr. Seuss

Walnut Creek Elementary has fun exploring books of Dr. Seuss

The students had gathered.A buzz in the air.They sat and they chattered,with nary a care.They sat and they sat,‘til they could sit no more.Then what should appear,out of yonder red door?Twas the Cat In the Hat,the kids roared and they shook.He promised to read them,A Dr. Seuss book.He pulled up a seat, he started to chat,he read of two Things, and a fish and a cat.The cat, in this case, was...

Free family movie at The University of Akron Wayne College: Lincoln

The public is invited to The University of Akron Wayne College for a free showing of the PG-13 movie Lincoln on Friday, March 22 from 7-9 p.m. in the Smucker Multi-Purpose Room of the Student Life Building. As the Civil War continues to rage, America’s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the...
Wayne College hosts Jim Tressel at open house

Wayne College hosts Jim Tressel at open house

Those attending the recent open house at the University of Akron Wayne College were treated to a number of added activities. In addition to campus tours, information about degree programs and financial aid, Zippy cookies and a visit from Zippy the school’s mascot, visitors received a colorful plastic Hawaiian lei and the chance to talk with Jim Tressel. Tressel was the popular longtime...
Killbuck District Scout recognition dinner

Killbuck District Scout recognition dinner

The premier night for recognizing Killbuck District Scouters was not short on accolades at the 55th annual Recognition Dinner recently held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Wooster for scouts in Wayne and Holmes counties. Awards and genuine words of appreciation flowed from both the official podium and among the approximately 60 people in attendance.When Gene O’Loughlin, chairman of the...

In Steubenville, what label is the right one?

Now before you go and throw your Bargain Hunter at the wall, proclaiming that a particular writer is off his rocker, let me go on record supporting the conviction of the two Steubenville football players who raped a teen girl who obviously had too much to drink. I adhere to the mantra that if there’s no “yes,” there’s an implied “no.” I actually think the boys, or men, or whatever they are,...

Rockets to Compete in State Final Four Tournament

Summary: After the members of the Tuscarawas County Rockets Special Olympics basketball team win the 2013 East Section Basketball tournament, they take their game to the state finals. Four points were all that kept the Tuscarawas County Rockets Special Olympics basketball team from the state finals last season. It was a bitter disappointment considering the state finals were played in...

Learning the art of letting go

Summary: Just yesterday he was driving a tricycle, learning the a,b,c's and wearing a one-piece superhero costume. Now he's 18. Now I need to learn the art of letting go. Column: When Teddy was little he used to say he wanted to “wear his bare feet” instead of shoes, he was serious about schoolwork and called our guests at the B&B “the People’s.” He has always loved warm bread, a...

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is topic of session attended by area veterans

Summary: A session on Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) was recently provided by the Muskingum Lakes Chapter of the American Red Cross in Dover. Veterans shared their own PTSD stories while experts provided additional information and assistance. “I came home from Vietnam in April 1969, then went back to Saigon, and then was sent to Germany,” said Patrick Moody of Wainwright. “This is...

Rotary Auction returns April 5-6 with nearly 2,000 items

Summary: The Wooster Rotary Club exists to eradicate polio worldwide, improve literacy and provide other services that support the community. For the 38th year, the service club will deliver the Rotary Auction on April 5-6, at Wooster High School. The auction will feature about 2,000 items. For 38 years, the Wooster Rotary Club has delivered an auction that benefits the community in more than...