CSI initiative cutting red tape for job creators
As the only CPA to hold statewide office in Ohios history, Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor knows when things just dont add up. As a CPA I have been trained to look at the bottom line, end results. Its the way I work in government today, Taylor told the members of the Wooster Rotary Club at their Dec. 12 meeting. I am a CPA who understands business and I understand government and I also...
Misc. Monday - 12-19-11 - Blessed with basketball in Holmes County
As I stood inside the Schottenstein Center on Ohio State's campus last winter at the boys division IV State basketball final, the glow from the large arena lights lit up the hardwood, as the Hiland boys basketball team lit up Harvest Preparatory, earning the Hiland program their second State championship. The Hawks State title, and 27 wins to just one loss, made Hiland basketball fans forget...
Caroling with an angel
I ran across a photo stashed between some of my photo albums the other day. You know how it is when people give you random photos they took and you dont have any immediate place to put them, planning to put it away someday. This photo grabbed me and I had to stare at it for a while. It was a scene from Christmas caroling last December. It included Laura, and her small son, Ethan, from my...
All I want for Christmas is a couple of playmakers
This being Christmas weekend, I will refrain from discussing whether Mitt Romney would make a better president than Newt Gingrich or vice versa.The last thing, I suspect, that you want to do during this hectic season is to settle down in front of your nice toasty fireplace – a cup of eggnog nearby – and read about politics.We could discuss fracking, or the failings of our socio-economic...
Auld Lang Syne to poor money management
Every Dec. 31 I start to panic. You know, it's that old what-didn't-I-accomplish type panic. Did I try to do better? Did I smile at people in the grocery store or did I scamper to the next aisle so I didn't have to say hi?I'm probably guilty on all accounts. If you caught me scampering, then I apologize. I was probably having a bad hair day or wearing those sweats that should never leave the...
Filling a need: Local author collects gifts for Every Woman's House using Santa's pants
Who knew that there could be so much humor and goodwill in Santa Claus losing his pants?Thanks to local author David Lorah, Santa’s pants have become a huge hit amongst the kids, and every December, Lorah can be found roaming the local schools reading his book, The Night Santa Lost His Pants, to children of all ages.While the four schools in the Garaway district, including Miller Avenue,...
WHMS science students have electrifying time with eLABorate
Its amazing what a few dollars can open the door to. Thanks to a recent grant, members of the West Holmes Middle School science class were introduced to a whole new world of science advancements. The opportunity to enjoy these technological breakthroughs were a real eye-opening experience, and it all came about thanks to a grant. West Holmes Middle School was one of several schools in the...
Christmas in the Park sparkles as true gift to the community
In spite of stocking up with 1,400 hot dogs, Santas helpers from McInturf Realty found themselves serving the last ones well before seven oclock, two hours before the annual Christmas in the Park event at New Philadelphias Tuscora Park drew to a close. I cant even begin to tell you how many cups of cocoa we served tonight. We ran out of everything! exclaimed Jan McInturf, who pointed...
The X Factor to broadcast live from Triway High School
Woosters Triway High School will host the one and only Official Josh Krajcik Viewing Party for Simon Cowells The X Factor USA in the gymnasium of Triway High School on Wednesday, Dec. 21. And whats more, the audience at Triway High School wont merely watch Wednesdays show; theyll actually be a part of it, thanks to The X Factor camera crews sending an on-site live simultaneous feed...