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Motorcyclists rev up the support for Goodwill

  • August 13, 2012
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Summary: The Goodwill Poker Run returned this year with 70 motorcyclists. The riders toured Wayne and Holmes Counties, stopping at Goodwill stores to collect poker chips along the way. The ride totaled about 110 miles and supported the employment training program at Goodwill Industries of Wayne and Holmes Counties, Inc. Back for a seventh year, the Goodwill Poker Run drew 70 motorcyclists on...

Oilers kick off season with intense training camp

  • August 13, 2012
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Summary: The Wooster Oilers Junior Hockey Club has opened its first season under new head coach, Valentino Hernandez. Training camp began on Aug. 12 and will continue until Aug. 31. Hernandez is focusing on conditioning, teaching strategy, health and nutrition and working on group activities. A blue sky, blazing sun and a warm temperature set the scene for the official kickoff of the Wooster...

Dover celebrates the end of summer with free event

  • August 13, 2012
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Summary: The City of Dover hosts their annual End of Summer Celebration at the city park with live entertainment, food, a vintage baseball game, car/motorcycle show and fireworks on Sept. 2 from noon to after dark. The public is invited to attend the free event. The end of summer means the start of a new school year and fewer opportunities to get outside to enjoy the park. Leave it to the City...

A conversation with my twenty-three year old self (COLUMN)

  • August 13, 2012
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COLUMN SUMMARY: Ever wish you could travel back in time and tell your younger self a few things? Tell them about stuff that doesn't matter and stuff that does? I did this today. It was cathartic. Hey there! Yes, I’m talking to you – the one with the dark brown hair that glints in the sun with no trace of gray. It’s me, well it’s “us” twenty years down the road. Yes, my hair is...

Firefighters in the region lend a hand to Sugarcreek as they mourn the loss of one of their own

  • August 14, 2012
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Summary: The Sugarcreek Fire and Rescue Department leaned on fellow firefighters in the region as they mourned the loss of Captain Michael Burgan who lost his life in a recent scuba diving accident. On Aug.10 the Village of Sugarcreek lost a valuable friend and trusted public servant. Captain Michael “Mouse” Burgan had served with the Sugarcreek Fire and Rescue Department for 20 years where he...

General golfers open season with pair of strong showings

  • August 14, 2012
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082012 Golfpreseason Promo: Wooster golf team looking to turn experience into positive experience this season General golfers open season with pair of strong showings By Brian Questel The way Wooster golf coach Mark Snowbarger looks at it, the Generals can only get better. When one considers that Wooster opened the season with fourth- and fifth-place finishes in a pair of 18-team tournaments,...

Buy-Way sales offer great deals, economic boost

  • August 14, 2012
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Summary: The Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Yard Sale took place from Aug. 9-11. There were approximately 1,000 sales across the highway, despite the cool weather and rain. The yard sales featured a variety of items, excellent deals and plenty of historical stories about Lincoln Highway. Those traveling on Lincoln Highway from Aug. 9-11 got a little more than scenery and roadway. In fact, they got a...

8/14/12 Commissioners approve enterprise zone agreement with Fryburg Door

  • August 14, 2012
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SUMMARY: Expansion expected to create 18 jobs The Holmes County Commissioners Monday Aug. 13 approved an enterprise zone agreement granting a tax abatement on a $1.3 million expansion project by a Millersburg company. The agreement, with Fryburg Door, Inc., 6085 state Route 241, grants a 10 year, 50 percent abatement on property taxes for a 43,260 square foot expansion of their existing...

Local food pantry continues to serve more residents in need of food assistance

  • August 14, 2012
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Summary: The Greater Dover-New Philadelphia Food Pantry is open to all area residents in need of food assistance. Dedicated volunteers make the weekly food distribution operation a success and no one has ever been turned away. The volunteers at the Greater Dover-New Philadelphia Food Pantry don’t ask why local residents are hungry, they simply feed them. In fact, many of the volunteers are...

Burris hoping experience can push Generals toward top of OCC

  • August 14, 2012
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082012 Tennispreseason Promo: Wooster tennis team brings back veteran squad for 2012 season Burris hoping experience can push Generals toward top of OCC By Brian Questel It wasn’t the start Stan Burris was looking for, but he knows that one match doesn’t define a season. A week after the opening bell to the fall season, Wooster dropped a 3-2 decision to visiting Massillon Perry August 13 in...