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Coffee with Evelyn

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. My grandma Knoedler died when I was eighteen years old, a senior in high school who thought she knew what life was all about. My grandma had cancer, and she had been ill for quite some time. She moved in...

Tuesday Not a Rain Out for Fair Activities

Summary: Rainy Tuesday gives way to a dry evening as fair activities go on as usual. Fair board member Steve Cronebaugh reveals your best bet for free fair parking. The food vendors and rides may have taken a hit but when the skies began clearing in the late afternoon it was business as usual for the fair. The muddy mess in front of the grandstand made for a more interesting Motocross...

Giant horses of the equine world participate in Tuscarawas County Fair

Summary: The Four Way Barn at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds is once again housing the gentle giants of the equine world, along with some miniature friends. Some call them gentle giants. No matter where they appear, heads turn in admiration of their grace, beauty, and power. The massive draft horses at the Tuscarawas County Fair are always sure to draw the full attention of anyone who sees...
Walnut Creek Foods lights up even as the lights go out for anniversary bash

Walnut Creek Foods lights up even as the lights go out for anniversary bash

There are all kinds of things that can make an event memorable. Incredible performances, huge drawings for prizes, a major milestone celebrated. But for Walnut Creek Foods, which was celebrating its 28th anniversary, the biggest memory may have come when the winds rolled in, the rains came down and the lights went out. A massive thunderstorm rolled through the flats of Walnut Creek on Friday,...
Holmes County Home auction success makes it a real people’s choice

Holmes County Home auction success makes it a real people’s choice

“I’m overwhelmed and grateful,” said Leslee Mast, director of the Holmes County Home, following the 41st annual auction on Saturday, Sept. 15 in Holmesville. A large crowd showed up to support the home and the efforts to create a safe and healthy environment for the many residents living there. The festivities actually began on Friday night, Sept. 14, when 40 teams showed up to pay...
Rising country music star Lauren Alaina encourages fans to ‘follow your dreams’ at Tuscarawas County Fair appearance

Rising country music star Lauren Alaina encourages fans to ‘follow your dreams’ at Tuscarawas County Fair appearance

The energy was contagious as singing sensation Lauren Alaina took the stage as the Wednesday night entertainment at the Tuscarawas County Fair. Alaina, who claimed national attention when she won runner-up during the 10th season of the popular American Idol television show, is just 17, but performed like a seasoned entertainer, with a vocal maturity way beyond her years. And her fans absolutely...
Gentle giants of the equine world participate in Tuscarawas County Fair

Gentle giants of the equine world participate in Tuscarawas County Fair

Some call them gentle giants. No matter where they appear, heads turn in admiration of their grace, beauty, and power. The massive draft horses at the Tuscarawas County Fair are always sure to draw the full attention of anyone who sees them pass by during fair competition or at rest in the Four Way Barn in the center of the fairgrounds. In the barn this year are Belgians, Percherons,...
Stonecreek Peas and Carrots 4-H Club faced adversity with true 4-H spirit

Stonecreek Peas and Carrots 4-H Club faced adversity with true 4-H spirit

For the youth, leaders, and parents who are part of the Stonecreek Peas and Carrots 4-H Club in Tuscarawas County, 2012 has been a year of both loss and of pulling together as a family. Gene and Cheri Boone have been the primary leaders of the club for years, and in early spring, Gene received a diagnosis of a type of bone cancer that would require a bone marrow transplant and other treatment...

9/20/12 Guilty verdicts for Sam Mullet, followers, will give Bergholz community a chance to "get on the right track," sheriff says

SUMMARY: Holmes prosecutor ready to file new charges if Mullet not convicted Convictions for Bergholz Amish Bishop Sam Mullet and 15 of his followers is welcome news in Holmes County, Sheriff Tim Zimmerly said. A jury handed down guilty verdicts on hate crime and conspiracy charges against Mullet, 66, in a Cleveland federal courtroom Thursday, Sept. 20. His co-defendants were convicted on other...

Dog's are a Kid's Best Friend at Junior Fair Dog Show

Summary: The Tuscarawas County Junior Fair Dog Show gave the chance for participants to show off the skills they’ve been practicing with their best friends. Dog training is always a win-win; though contestants were placed there were no losers in this contest. Surrounded by a large crowd, participants in the Tuscarawas County Junior Fair Dog Show demonstrated the skills they and their pets...