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10/29/12 Landfill to begin post-closure

  • October 29, 2012
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SUMMARY: County has 30 years of monitoring The Holmes County Landfill could begin its post-closure phase as soon as paperwork is filed with the EPA. In an Oct. 29 meeting with the Holmes County Commissioners, Ron Zitek, with North Pointe Engineering, recommended forwarding documents to the EPA that will officially close the landfill. Once the landfill is closed, it will “start the clock...

October harvest season results are a pleasant surprise for many area farmers, in spite of drought of summer 2012

  • October 29, 2012
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Summary: October is harvest time for area soybean and corn farmers. Summer drought conditions adversely affected most farmers’ yields, but many were relieved to find that yields were better than predicted in light of the lack of water. Most surrounding residents probably did not realize the significance of the large number of trucks loaded with soybeans and corn as they pulled into Agland Co-op...

Veterans to be honored at Dover church service

  • October 29, 2012
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Summary: A special service is being offered at St. John’s United Church of Christ at Dover to honor veterans of the armed services, especially those from WWII. Letters written by soldiers found in an attic closet at the church will be displayed for the public to view. Lunch will follow the 10:30 a.m. service on Nov. 11. Veterans Day falls on a Sunday this year and St. John’s United Church of...

Keep the Fire Burning

  • October 29, 2012
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Summary: A good fire is warm and inviting, it's something we all enjoy. What are some ways to keep the fire burning in are lives? Column: The winter weather has nestled in and the fireplace is roaring with its cozy red flames. Thank God for a fire. The reality of a fire is that unless it’s fed by something it will go out. The embers will turn pale and the space will become cold. Tending the...

Discover a passion, energize the world

  • October 29, 2012
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Summary: Angela discusses tips for finding a passion in life. “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman Most of us know what it feels like to be passionate at one point or another—it has a familiar pulsing as it dances through our veins. Our nerve...

Avant Gardener: Seasons change, at least around here they do

  • October 29, 2012
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Summary: The inevitable change of seasons and the weather that comes with it is something we all have to tend with even when we have nothing else in common. This is the time of year when even the brightest people seem to forget that seasons change. Weather goes from hot to warm to cool to cold to downright frigid, at least where we live it does. This has been happening for so long we can safely...

Berlin welcomes Christmas with annual open house

  • October 29, 2012
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Summary: The sights and sounds of the holiday season are upon as the village of Berlin, Holmes County’s oldest community gets ready to usher in the holiday season with their Annual Christmas Open House Nov. 8-10 with nearly all businesses participating. Downtown Berlin doesn’t waste any time when it comes to Christmas. Nov.8-10 is the annual Christmas Open House, a Berlin tradition for 29...

Creating Healthier Habits at WCH Diabetic Clinic

  • October 29, 2012
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The CDC projects that one in three people may have diabetes by 2050 if current trends continue. This epidemic is largely due to lifestyle factors. “We’ve become a very sedentary society,” said Diane Rowe, R.N., Certified Diabetes Educator at Wooster Community Hospital. “We don’t go out and beat rugs or wash clothes by hand anymore. With all our technology we don’t move as much as we used...

[TEASER] November is National Diabetes Month

  • October 29, 2012
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Nearly 26 million Americans suffer from diabetes, and a third of those don’t even realize it, said Carol Inkrott, Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator at Wooster Community Hospital. Another 79 million have prediabetes, a condition that not only puts them at risk of developing full-blown diabetes but also indicates that damage to blood vessels and nerves has begun. “It is a big...

Column: Election Day, Party Lines, and words that cut like a knife

  • October 29, 2012
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It seems to me that most of us in this great country we call the USA do our part. We own a patch of land and a house, work on that house over the years, raise a family, earn money and spend money, try to save a bit of money, then we grow older and eventually God calls us to our real home. Are we taking any of the things here on this earth with us? Do the stockpiles of toilet paper or shampoo make...