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Avant Gardener: Charming plant is a bit shy and a little sensitive

Summary: A charming gift of a plant gave the Avant Gardner the motivation to do a little research about a plant she knew nothing about. If you mention a Mimosa I am likely to think of a cocktail that is one part Champagne and one part orange juice and is typically reserved for late morning to mid day occasions that real moms and real gardeners do not participate in for reasons that are...

Growing as a person, as a couple

Summary: Angela writes about the inevitable evolvement of relationships. I was 17 when I met my husband. That was eight years ago on September 12. A lot has changed since then. Life has moved us forward—taking the good and the bad in a whirlwind of growth and development. In some ways, I’m still the same girl I was at 17. Many of my hobbies and personal qualities are well intact. The...

Authentic Church: Real people in a real world serving a real God

Summary: In 2011 Josh and Jolene McDonald, both Tuscarawas County natives, took on the challenge to plant a church in the area that could help individuals and families build better and stronger relationships with their families, their community and with God. Of course there were obstacles along the way but hard work and faith allowed the McDonalds to create a comfortable environment that exists...

Authentic Church: Real people in a real world serving a real God

Summary: In 2011 Josh and Jolene McDonald, both Tuscarawas County natives, took on the challenge to plant a church in the area that could help individuals and families build better and stronger relationships with their families, their community and with God. Of course there were obstacles along the way but hard work and faith allowed the McDonalds to create a comfortable environment that exists...

Vintage aircraft offered rides and a glimpse of the past

Summary: Local residents were treated to flights in a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor aircraft over the Labor Day weekend at an EAA Chapter 1077 sponsored event at Harry Clever Field at New Philadelphia. Between 1926 and 1933 the Ford Motor Company built 199 Tri-Motor aircraft. Nicknamed the Tin Goose, the all-metal plane revolutionized the passenger aircraft and changed the way American’s travelled. Model...
WCH recognizes Employees of the Quarter

WCH recognizes Employees of the Quarter

Wooster Community Hospital (WCH) recognized its Employees of the Quarter for the first two quarters of 2012 on August 15 in its biannual Reward and Recognition Celebration in a hospital auditorium filled with WCH employees. Annette Miller, of Registration, and Amy Ullman, of Imaging Services, were recognized as the Employees of the Quarter for the first and second quarters of the year,...
Berlin Harvest Festival Parade and Rib Cook-Off celebrates the season

Berlin Harvest Festival Parade and Rib Cook-Off celebrates the season

Autumn in Amish Country is the time of year when all of summer’s hard work pays off in the form of a bountiful harvest from the fields. The Berlin Main Street Merchants, along with the Holmes County Chamber of Commerce, see no finer way to celebrate the harvest than with a festival that includes a parade, raffles, live entertainment and a rib cook-off that is suitable for the entire family. This...
Natural gas industry puts strain on recorder’s budget

Natural gas industry puts strain on recorder’s budget

The natural gas industry has hit the Holmes County Recorder’s office in a big way, necessitating an increase in revenues to its supplies budget. The Holmes County commissioners Monday, August 20, approved an increase in dollars that Recorder Anita Hall is able to hold back from fees, to use in her office. The increase, from $4 to $6, will help build up the recorder’s equipment fund and perhaps...
Shredding For Schools event deemed a success

Shredding For Schools event deemed a success

Sometimes it takes what may seem like forever for an organization to feel that they really make an impact, and sometimes a big impact can be made in a very short amount of time. The Shredding For Schools event held by the Wayne County Community Federal Credit Union August 22 was decidedly the latter. In just a few short hours, more than four tons of paperwork was shredded, 40 trees worth of...

Marketplace: Shelmar Tennis and Fitness Club

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 allowed professional players to compete with amateurs, giving tennis pros the opportunity to truly make a career of the sport. Household...