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Commissioners award bed tax grants

  • September 11, 2012
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The 2012 bed tax grant program will fund translation of a local tourist attraction’s guide into Japanese, protect the Killbuck museum’s artifact collection, promote Holmesville’s 175th anniversary celebration and an annual cycling event, among others. The Holmes County commissioners Monday, Sept. 9 awarded $58,300 in bed tax grants to 18 applicants for projects promoting and/or generating...

Holmes County Humane Society to host chicken barbecue and live music

  • September 12, 2012
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Summary: The Holmes County Humane Society is dedicated to finding homes for displaced and abandoned pets. A benefit chicken barbecue featuring live music will help raise funds to make the organization even more effective. Story: Between 5 and 7 million pets enter animal shelters every year in the United States. About 3 to 4 million of those, most who would make fabulous feline friends and...

White, Rice lead Wooster showing at Wooster CC Invite

  • September 12, 2012
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091712 Woo Invite Promo: Generals’ White red-hot in racing to Wooster Cross Country Invitational victory White, Rice lead Wooster showing at Wooster CC Invite By Brian Questel The skies opened up with a surprise storm Saturday morning, which was nothing compared to the broken 4-inch water line in the ceiling that devastated the Wooster High athletic department office on the morning of Sept. 8...

FROMONLINE | 2012-09-12

  • September 12, 2012
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Fair Jumpers Column Summary My county fair is over, and I just don’t want to wait for next year to attend the next one. But I know right where to find the Italian sausage sandwich wagon and the Lerches Donut trailer out of fair season; I will be fine. The great Wayne County Fair is over and if you are a faithful, Ohio county fair attendee, then you might now be seated in the grandstand at the...

One of These Things

  • September 12, 2012
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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. Some things go together, like peanut butter and jelly, chocolate chip cookies and milk, and Sunday afternoons with a quiet nap. Some things fit and when these things are together, life is a little bit...

Upper Arlington leads way at Wooster Invite, Generals 17th

  • September 12, 2012
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091712 WooGolf Promo: Generals get a look at some of Ohio’s best in Wooster golf invitational Upper Arlington leads way at Wooster Invite, Generals 17th By Brian Questel Upper Arlington looks upper bound. The Golden Bears made the most out of their trip to Wooster Sept. 10, emerging with a dominating performance at the Wooster Generals Invitational. UA shot a 291 to push by a 28-team field,...

Generations of dairy farmers compete at fair

  • September 12, 2012
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Summary: Three and four generations of dairy farmers compete for top honors at the Wayne County Junior Fair Dairy Show. Hundreds of quality dairy cattle including Holsteins, Jerseys and Brown Swiss were judged during the day long competition. Main Article: Sara Howman’s family has been showing dairy cattle at the Wayne County Fair for over 35 years. She is just one of the many involved with or...

Marketplace Rewrite: Shelmar Tennis and Fitness Club

  • September 12, 2012
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Summary: Joe Lebovitz opened the Shelmar Tennis Club in Wooster as an investment in both the community and for his family. Now, more than 40 years later, it's back in the family and better than ever. Teaser: It was the early 1970s, just after tennis' Open Era gave pros the opportunity to truly make a career of the sport. Household names like Jimmy Conners and Bjorn Borg, Billie Jean King and...

Good neighbor’s actions result in $2500 award from Ohio Farm Bureau

  • September 12, 2012
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Summary: A good neighbor is priceless. Bob Steinbach of Port Washington knows this well, as his long time friend and neighbor Jim Swiger aided in the apprehension of thieves stealing from the semi-retired, 86 year old farmer. Although Steinbach had a $15,000 property loss, the thieves’ repeated attempt to steal even more was thwarted by Swiger’s sharp eyes and quick actions. Semi-retired...

BLOG: When was the last time you met yourself?

  • September 12, 2012
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BLOG - MELISSA HERRERA I love being alone. I love the sound of the house settling around me, while I sit in silence either reading or writing. I must have been born with the self-reliance gene times ten, because if I don’t get my alone time I start to climb the walls. I have friends who, knowing, they have alone time coming up will start making calls to fill up those spaces - those pockets...