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Coffee and Conversation meeting gives community members information on the status of the Wooster City School District

  • March 8, 2010
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The coffee flowed and the conversation meandered through a broad range of topics as community members gathered at Muddy Waters Café for the second in Wooster City School District Superintendent Michael Tefs’ informal Coffee and Conversations Feb. 26. During the 90-minute session Tefs fielded questions on everything from how snow days are determined to the district’s ongoing plan to update...

Easy Sunday fix for career center students

  • March 8, 2010
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Two Wayne County Schools Career Center Auto Technologies students scored well at the 18th annual Greater Cleveland Automotive Technology Competition during the Cleveland Auto Show Sunday, Feb. 28. Auto Technologies seniors Tylor Green, of Norwayne, and Justin Kandel, of Dalton, placed second at the contest and each won a $750 scholarship and a tool kit. Green is the son of Becky Green of Burbank,...

Winter magic on ice

  • March 8, 2010
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Mix 14 high school students, roaring chainsaws and 300-pound blocks of ice and what do you get? On Saturday, Feb. 27, spectators at the Alice Noble Ice Arena in Wooster found out the answer to that question as they watched the students create large, intricate ice sculptures.Five teams from the Wayne County Schools Career Center (WCSCC) Culinary Arts program competed for top honors in the third...

Area students named to dean’s list at The University of Findlay

  • March 8, 2010
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The dean’s list for spring semester at The University of Findlay has been announced by Daniel J. May, vice president for academic affairs. The following students have attained a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale: Marjorie James, physical therapy major; Melody Moses, forensic science major; and Christine Osborn, pharmacy major, all of Wooster.

Celebrating a special milestone for Lizzie Yoder, 106

  • March 8, 2010
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Lizzie (Yoder) Yoder was born on March 4, 1904 in Johnstown, Pa. to Valentine and Julianne Yoder. She was the youngest of four children. Lizzie had two brothers and a sister and they lived on a farm. A special celebration for Lizzie will be held March 4, at 2 p.m. at Shady Lawn in Dalton. In 1927 Lizzie married Elmer Yoder, who died in 1982. They were married for 55 years. Elmer was an ordained...

Planning stages Relay For Life gearing up for successful event

  • March 8, 2010
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Wayne County Relay For Life is a huge event. With four actual relays taking place in one county, the chances of everyone attending at least one is great. This year Relay For Life events will be held in Wooster, Orrville, at the College of Wooster and in the Doylestown-Rittman area. The College of Wooster will kick things off April 2-3 at the college’s John P. Papp Stadium. College of Wooster...

Real-life heroes HBO miniseries details story of area resident

  • March 8, 2010
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The upcoming miniseries The Pacific, produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, takes a very close and very real look at the lives of the men who fought bravely and selflessly in a number of battles in the Pacific.The Pacific is an epic 10-part miniseries on HBO, tracking the real-life stories of three U.S. Marines, Robert Leckie, John Basilone and Eugene Sledge, as they canvassed the Pacific...

Harvest Market: The local answer to a global dilemma

  • March 8, 2010
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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” to borrow a phrase from Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities. Economic difficulties are abounding, countless numbers are unemployed, and many cannot seem to locate reasonably priced and locally grown goods. However, in the little community of Apple Creek, Leonard and Ruth Kaplan have fashioned a pleasant grocery store called...

Scouting history: Boy Scouts celebrate anniversary

  • March 8, 2010
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The sweet mix of pancakes and scouting is an annual event for Boy Scout Troop 68 of Wooster. Every February they sponsor a pancake breakfast, which extended well into the dinner hours this year, in order to raise funds for their troop. The breakfast took place Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Church of the Cross in Wooster, and the memorabilia road show that went on simultaneously was simply icing on...

Geiser receives special honor from Brenn-Field

  • March 8, 2010
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Brenn-Field Nursing Center was founded in 1974 by Donald and Jeanne Stepfield. One of the first employees the Stepfields hired was Marcella Geiser as the dietary manager. She continues to hold that position to this day and recently celebrated her 35th anniversary of continuous employment at Brenn-Field Nursing Center. Geiser became a Certified Dietary Manager in 1977. As dietary manager, Geiser...