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Budd C. Deuker, 80, of Sugarcreek, died March 1, 2010, at his residence, following a six-month illness. Budd was born June 4, 1929, in Tuscarawas County, to the late Glen Deuker and Opal Deuker McCullough. He retired from Belden Brick, where he was superintendent of the gas department, and was also a Sugarcreek Township trustee for over 25 years, served on the Tuscarawas County Board of Health...

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Patsy Lou McCammon, 71, of Dover, died peacefully Sunday, at Country Club Retirement Center, Dover, following a brief illness. Born March 15, 1938, in Lewisville, Monroe County, Patsy was a daughter of the late Lester John and Nellie Elizabeth McCammon. When she was still a little girl, the family relocated to New Philadelphia. She was a 1956 graduate of New Philadelphia High School and began a...

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Wilbert G. Douglas, 75, of Massillon, died unexpectedly Feb. 27, 2010, at Aultman Hospital. Wilbert was born July 7, 1934, near Dalton, to the late Clair F. and Mabel P. Douglas. He was a U.S. Army veteran and retired in 1989 from Superior Brand Meats. He was a member of the Lenepe Trail Sportsmans Club and a life member of the Elks 441. Surviving are his wife, Barbara J. Bixby, whom he married...

Nashville TOPS news

On Feb. 24, 11 members of TOPS OH1573 Nashville opened with the TOPS and KOPS pledges. The club lost 14.4 pounds. Rita Sprang was their best weekly loser. She said to reward themselves when they eat healthy. Laura Weaver was their best re-dedicated loser. She told them to eat fresh fruit and vegetables. Tom Alexander was their best KOPS. He said to drink plenty of water. Sprang was also their...

Triplett awarded Recovery Discovery Pin by Body Recall

Rosemary Triplett earned a prestigious award, the Recovery Discovery Pin, from Body Recall, Inc., after showing a group of Merry Hatters her ability to go to and rise from the floor using the falls and recovery methods outlined in Dorothy C. Chrisman’s book, Body Recall - A Program of Physical Fitness for the Adult. The program is lead by Gracie Murphy, a certified Body Recall Instructor at...

Holmes County Juvenile Court receives federal funding

Judge Thomas C. Lee recently announced that the Holmes County Juvenile Court received $50,163.42 in federal participation funds in 2009. Reimbursements for the court’s actual foster care and residential placement maintenance costs are used to improve children and youth services in the county and to enhance community based foster care resources. The court strives to coordinate service...

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Julia Mae Stevens, 80, of Tippecanoe, died Feb. 28, 2010, at Aultman Hospital, Canton, following a period of declining health. A daughter of the late Chester A. and Gladys P. Miller, Julia was born May 27, 1929, in Marshallville. From the early ‘60s to the mid ‘70s, Julia, alongside her husband, owned and operated Stevens General Store, Tippecanoe. Following that time, she enjoyed her work as a...

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Longtime Strasburg resident Alvin M. Himes, 88, died Feb. 27, 2010, at Hennis Care Centre, Dover. Born April 23, 1921, in Strasburg, Alvin was the son of the late Arlington and Edith Himes. He was self-employed most of his working life, both with Himes Trailer Sales and the former Himes Texaco Station, Strasburg. He retired as a school bus driver for Strasburg Schools. He proudly served his...

“Signs”

"Signs" — PG-13 Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix Aliens are attacking the earth. Or are they? Is it an immaculate hoax ... a "War of the Worlds" for television? Or is it the real thing? That's the $64,000 question that writer/director/producer/ actor M. Night Shyamalan's third major release ("Sixth Sense" and "Unbreakable"), puts before us. Crop circles show up in Gibson's (a former priest at odds...

Special appearances: Random sightings of a risen Lord

Everyone that claims to believe in Christ has one thing in common. They all believe he conquered death and the grave and lives today despite the fact they’ve never actually seen him. That’s what faith means…believing without seeing. All the disciples that followed Christ had faith and for good reason; they physically saw the miracles and great things Christ did while on earth. Whether he was...