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Knights students stepping into a new world

Knights students stepping into a new world

In today’s world, so many people feel like there is little they can do to make a positive impact in society.For the Knights students who attended the recent Ohio Model United Nations (OMUN) weekend in Columbus, the ability to step up and make a productive impact on the world around them just got a whole lot more feasible.Sixteen students from West Holmes High School attended the largest global...
Students tour CAMO facility in Orrville

Students tour CAMO facility in Orrville

Wayne County Schools Career Center adult practical nursing students recently spent a day in community service in Orrville and Millersburg.The students toured the Central American Medical Outreach facility in Orrville and learned about nursing in third world countries. CAMO sends teams of medical personnel and supplies to people in Honduras. According to its website, CAMO was launched in 1993 by...
Holiday hair contest at the career center

Holiday hair contest at the career center

Fifteen little girls ages two to four participated in the annual Holiday Hair contest recently at the WCSCC senior cosmetology salon. Each girl’s hair was styled by a student, and four judges chose winners. Certificates were given to the stylists and little girls who won the contest. The children paraded to the front office while judges Danielle Knapp, Lydia Stahl, Louise Smith and Annette...

November Students of the Month

Sierra Shriver, Ashland High School, and Stormey Trayter, Hillsdale High School, were named career center Students of the Month for November. Shriver, in the career center’s culinary careers/management program, was named the Junior Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Dick and Pat Shriver and resides in Shiloh. Trayter, in the career center’s culinary careers/management program, was...
Dalton home brightens up the season with Christmas display

Dalton home brightens up the season with Christmas display

When cancer plagues a family with shadows of uncertainty, a little light can go a long way. Sixteen thousand lights can go even further—offering a bit of brightness when the world has fallen dark. For Bobby Peppard, the extra luminance was just what his family needed. Christmas preparations stir up memories of his younger brother, David Peppard, who died of leukemia in 2007. David was diagnosed...

Tusc. Co. Historical Society Winter Banquet: The Last Night of the Great Ship Titanic

Summary: It was a Titanic evening as members and guests of the Tuscarawas County Historical Society gathered for the annual Winter Banquet. Historian Chris Hart reenacted a first person account of a Titanic survivor at the event. The red rimmed eyes of Othello, a replica of the Titanic Mourning Bear, sat as a witness to the sad tale of Peter Daly, a survivor of the sinking of the...

It seems we've created a deadly mix

Bob Everett, a well-known member of the Dover community, suggested a few months ago to Dover’s Board of Education and City Council that the entities should combine forces to hire a school-based police officer to assist with security matters and protocol. It’s not a bad idea really, but it came at a time when government was dealing with the financial squeeze brought on by the Great Recession...

At this time of year, I'm all about toys

SUMMARY: When it comes to the holidays, it can be a train wreck for Mike Dewey who, using experience as his guide, tries to make things better this time around the track. Two Christmases ago, Santa Claus gave me a Lionel train set, something I'd been asking for since I was five years old. It took him half a century, but Old Saint Nick finally delivered. What I figured was that my...

12/17/12 Sales tax to fund 9-1-1, build capital improvements fund

SUMMARY: $246,000 for emergency network, future purchases and keep up with landfill debt service Banking on the conservative side, the commissioners should have more than enough sales tax next year to shore up 9-1-1, cover debt on the county landfill and build up funds for capital improvements. The Holmes County Auditor estimates that the county will receive at least $4 million in sales tax...

The season to say ‘thank you’ emphasized at American Red Cross open house event

Summary: Military personnel and veterans are being thanked by members of the community during this holiday season through the American Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes program. The program was featured during the Muskingum Lakes Chapter’s recent Christmas Open House. Christmas Open Houses are not unusual, but the Muskingum Lakes Chapter of the American Red Cross’ annual open house was not...