Policing sports, since they wont
121711 BrownsXavierCinycolumn questel hedshot hedline: Policing sports, since they wont There once was a man named Stingley, Who once walked and ran and played; And then he met Jack, An Assassin named Jack, And from that moment on Stingley was permanently stung. Im getting old, or at least older, so maybe thats where this is coming from, but three things from last week are sticking...One win, no worries – Generals balance difference in NEAC Relays
121711 NEACRelaysboys Promo: Generals depth proves huge early in NEAC Relays Championships One win, no worries – Generals balance difference in NEAC Relays By Brian Questel When Jeff DeHaan looked at his roster heading into this season, there were no state qualifiers returning to build around for the first time in several years. No matter. What DeHaan did see was a balanced group of...The Gifts of Christmas – Joy (Part 2 of a 3 Part Series)
Struggling with loads of laundry, clutter in the kitchen and chaos in your life? Stress can easily steal our joy. Trish Berg reminds us to simplify the small stuff and find Joy in the Journey. 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...
Ohio State Patrol OVI arrests up by more than 1,300
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is warning drivers: If you choose to drive impaired, you will be arrested. As part of the patrols mantra - Trooper Shield - and their ongoing effort to contribute to a safer Ohio, troopers have increased focus on impaired driving enforcement in 2011. Through Dec. 11, troopers have arrested 1,383 more drivers for OVI than during the same period in 2010. We are...
AED finds a home at Mt. Hope Auction
On Wednesday, Dec. 14, an automated external defibrillator (AED) was donated to Mt. Hope Auction by the Young Adult Group at St. John Lutheran Church in McZena (Lakeville). The group lead by Jeff Burgett, an EMT with the Western Holmes Fire District, and Erin Slates, a doctor of physical therapy at Knox Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon, noted, The number of people who visit the Mt. Hope...
Wayne County Community Foundation announces 2011 fall grants
The Wayne County Community Foundation (WCCF) Board of Trustees met in November and approved the following competitive grants: Christian Childrens Home of Ohio was granted $10,000 from an anonymous unrestricted fund and $2,000 from the Charles R. and Henrietta Yenne Fund, for a total of $12,000, to renovate Cottage 1, replace windows and exterior doors on three other older cottages, and replace...
Generals McCreary steps down after 13 years as head coach
Once a General, always a General. Its a saying at Wooster High School, but some people live that. Mike McCreary did, going back to his high school days at Wooster and into his adult life when he began to teach and coach at Wooster. He was Wooster, through and through. Thats probably still the case today, although perhaps to a lesser degree after the 45-year-old resigned his position as...