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The cupboard clean-out

  • March 8, 2010
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When your mother buys new cookware it’s good news and bad news. The good news is, I get the hand-me-downs. The bad news; now I must clean out two kitchen cupboards and downsize my own cookware. It’s a noisy job, one that must be planned according to infant sleeping and husband lounging. Clanging and banging is the familiar sound of the cupboard clean out. The worst cupboard in my kitchen is...

We’ve been through so much together: I just wanted to say thanks

  • March 8, 2010
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To quote the Beatles ... it was 20 years ago today. That’s right, faithful readers. On March 3, 1990, I began writing this weekly column. And now, thanks to you, it’s time to celebrate. So many of you have been with me from the beginning and for that, I’m eternally grateful. Many more have joined the parade and you, too, are deserving of my thanks. Week after week, the momentum has grown and...

Zip in for HCHEC open house

  • March 8, 2010
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Earning a college degree is not something that everyone can picture themselves doing. The University of Akron Wayne College Holmes County Higher Education Center in Millersburg will hold an open house on Monday, March 22, from 6-7:30 p.m., to encourage people to picture themselves as successful college students. Anyone wanting information about starting or returning to college is encouraged to...

HCHEC offers new scholarship for area high school seniors

  • March 8, 2010
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The University of Akron Wayne College Holmes County Higher Education Center (HCHEC) has established a new scholarship for academically outstanding high school seniors. The HCHEC Achievement Scholarship awards $1,500 for up to 12 graduating seniors from West Holmes, Hiland, Waynedale, Central Christian, Triway and Loudonville high schools to attend classes at the center in Millersburg. “The...

Wooster City Schools kindergarten registration

  • March 8, 2010
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If you have a child who will be in kindergarten in the fall the Wooster City School District has a message for you…."We need your help!""To adequately plan for the kindergarten class of 2010-2011, we need to know the number of children who will be attending," said Richard Goodright, Wooster City Schools assistant superintendent. The district is asking parents who have a child in their family...

Dealing with the overflow

  • March 8, 2010
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As the Wooster City School District prepares for its upcoming kindergarten registration April 14 and 21, Superintendent Michael Tefs reflected on the challenges the district faced during the implementation of all day every day kindergarten and how those challenges will be met going into the 2010-2011 school year. When the decision was made to implement all day every day kindergarten for...

The power of achievement

  • March 8, 2010
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They say good things always come in threes. That’s definitely the case for Edgewood Middle School eighth-grader Brooke Courtemanche. Within the last month Courtemanche has received no less than three awards for her academic achievements. Her most recent recognition came during the Feb. 23 meeting of the Wooster City School District Board of Education when Courtemanche was named as one of two...

Area youth brings Spirit of Community to life

  • March 8, 2010
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Seeing a need in the community and stepping up to fill that gap is what the spirit of volunteerism is all about. An area youth that embodies that spirit has been recognized nationally for doing just that. Edgewood Middle School eighth-grader Dreya Holmes was named one of two State Honorees from Ohio in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for...

Right to Read Week becomes a lesson in giving, community service for Winesburg students

  • March 8, 2010
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For 168 children at Winesburg Elementary, Right to Read Week has taken on a whole new meaning this year. Because of major cuts in library spending, each Holmes County branch is being asked to come up with $25,000 for operating expenses for the coming year, or face being terminated from the county’s library branch system. In order to support their library, the students of Winesburg have agreed...

Scholarships available for study in landscape design, horticulture and more

  • March 8, 2010
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The March 15 deadline is rapidly approaching for applications to The Ohio Association of Garden Clubs, Inc. (OAGC) for scholarships. These scholarships are to further study in the fields of horticulture, conservation, nature and beautification, landscape design or contracting, commercial florist or the floral arts. Three annual scholarships to students who are considering an accredited college or...