When feeding the hungry the season for giving should outlast the holidays
Summary: This is the time of year when many of us remember there are others in need. One way to help is to donate food, money or our time to the Greater Dover-New Philadelphia Food Pantry. Helping feed hungry families since 2008, the volunteers at the food pantry never ask why people are hungry; they simply provide them with food when they are in need. The need to help others doesnt go away...121911 Santa brings his workshop to Wooster
Summary: Santa set up a workshop right here to Wooster on Dec. 10 when MosaicConnection hosted its third annual Santas Workshop event at the 120 Beall Avenue Building. Children in first through sixth grades were transformed into Santas elves on Dec. 10 when MosaicConnection presented its third annual Santas Workshop at the 120 Beall Avenue Building. During this free event youngsters had...121911 Bah! Humbug!
Summary: The Wayne County Performing Arts Council brought Charles Dickens classic tale A Christmas Carol as a readers theater production on Dec. 9-11. The Faith Harvest Fellowship Church in downtown Wooster was transformed into mid 1800s England as the Wayne County Performing Arts Council (WaCPAC) presented Charles Dickens classic tale A Christmas Carol to enthusiastic audiences on...121911 Community commemorates the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor
Summary: The community gathered at the Wayne Center for the Arts on Dec. 7 for a solemn commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. At 17 years of age, Bernard Comito loved everything about the ocean. Having lived in Santa Cruz, California Comito had developed a deep connection with the ocean and all that goes with it. So imagine his delight when he received word that...
Misc. Monday – 12-12-11 - No, Tim Tebow is not an MVP candidate
The new Denver Broncos quarterback may be the most talked about sports figure in all of sports today, and definitely the talk of the NFL. Since a bye in week six, in a superstar-like fashion, Tim Tebow has assisted his team to a five-game winning streak and a tie for first place with the Raiders. But even with the magical run, it’s still not enough for him to be mentioned in the race for NFL...
New Philadelphia First UCC invites public to traditional Christmas Eve and Day services
The public is invited to attend a traditional, candlelight Christmas eve service Saturday, Dec. 24 at First United Church of Christ, 201 Fair Avenue NE, New Philadelphia. Flutist Amber Pottmeyer, a graduate music school student at University of West Virginia, soprano cantor Stephanie Levengood, both members of the church, and pianist Julie Bryan of Strasburg, a KSU nursing student, will join...
A life changing gift
Gifts are great to receive, especially at Christmas, although theyre seldom as easy to give. We all have times where we just cannot think of the right present to buy someone. Ties, sweaters, socks and jewelry seem to be the normal route, but a new Bible can be an awesome gift to give to anyone at any age. Bibles today come in so many different versions and styles that finding just the right one...
Busy, busy, busy
Busy is this season of stops and starts; we have errands to run, shopping to finish, baking to bake, and parties to attend. There are a few more Christmas cards to mail; in exchange for the pile received in the mailbox today. There are a few more cookie plates to be filled; for the angels that crossed your holiday path this past week. And then there is the regroup of everything; lists, packages,...
The gifts of Christmas – Joy
Note: Please join me here next week as I wrap up my 3 Part Series on the Gifts of Christmas. Last week was on the gift of Comfort. This week is on the gift of Joy. If you missed a column, you can find them all on the Graphic Publications websites. Things dont always go my way. I would guess that things do not always go your way either. Life is full of disappointments, frustrations and hurt...