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All I want for Christmas is a couple of playmakers

  • December 19, 2011
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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...

Christmas in the Park sparkles as true gift to the community

  • December 19, 2011
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Summary: Christmas in the Park is a gift to the community from a local business, and this year’s perfect temperatures brought out a record crowd to enjoy the evening at Tuscora Park. In spite of stocking up with 1,400 hot dogs, Santa’s helpers from McInturf Realty found themselves serving the last ones well before seven o’clock, two hours before the annual Christmas in the Park event at New...

Distant Thunder

  • December 19, 2011
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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. Sometimes the memories of my youth feel like distant thunder rolling over the hills in the background of my life. I remember when we popped popcorn on the stove top by shaking the Jiffy pop pan over a red...

The Gifts of Christmas – Hope (Part 3 of a 3 Part Series)

  • December 19, 2011
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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: This is my last column in my 3 Part Series on the Gifts of Christmas. If you missed any off the columns, you can always find them on the Graphic Publications website. Hope. It’s that feeling that...

Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser to be held for Lenny Bayer

  • December 19, 2011
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A fundraiser for Lenny Bayer will be held from 4PM to 7PM on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at the Strasburg Fire Station. Lenny is a resident of Strasburg and resides with her mother, Barbara Jean Hawk. She has a daughter, Carrie and 10-year old grandson, Kyler that also reside in Strasburg. Lenny has been diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer and has recently undergone chemotherapy and radiation...

12/19/11 Holmes health district to go to electronic medicals records

  • December 19, 2011
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SUMMARY: Contract with Allscripts allows improved access, record-haring between providers The Holmes County Health District will transition to electronic medical records next year through a program offered by an area hospital. Health Commissioner Dr. D.J. McFadden said Friday Dec. 16 at the monthly meeting of the Holmes County District Board of Health that the district will begin transferring...

12/19/11 Holmes health district to go to electronic medicals records

  • December 19, 2011
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SUMMARY: Contract with Allscripts allows improved access, record-haring between providers The Holmes County Health District will transition to electronic medical records next year through a program offered by an area hospital. Health Commissioner Dr. D.J. McFadden said Friday Dec. 16 at the monthly meeting of the Holmes County District Board of Health that the district will begin transferring...

A family tradition comes to an end

  • December 19, 2011
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Larry and Jan Coldwell of rural Killbuck have been selling Christmas trees for 24 years. Area families were sad to learn that this year was their last."This decision has been harder than when I retired from teaching," Larry said. Coldwell taught at Killbuck Elementary School until 2006."Growing Christmas trees was a hobby that got out of control," Larry said. "We started selling a few, word...

Kaufman Lawn Furniture serves the region and beyond with great products and service

  • December 19, 2011
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Kauffman Lawn Furniture features the region’s most comprehensive collections of outdoor furniture in wood and poly-wood varieties. Since 1994, owners David and Dorothy Kauffman have been meeting the needs of customers with styles and a selection that is unsurpassed in outdoor furniture and so much more. “Customers really do treat their outdoor space as an extension of their home in the warmer...

Avant Gardener: Plant an indoor herb garden

  • December 19, 2011
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Summary: Plant an indoor herb garden. Pinching off leaves here and there will keep the plant in a constant state of growth and your recipes will taste better and be more nutritious when you cook with herbs. The potted plants can be placed in the garden this spring when the temperature warms. It is official, it’s winter. Despite the colder temperatures and the noticeably paler skin on most of us,...