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Music, mental health and a columnist

  • March 15, 2010
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“When Steve Lopez, a newspaper columnist for the Los Angeles Times, sees Nathaniel Ayers playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles’ Skid Row, he finds it impossible to walk away.” So begins the book jacket blurb for The Soloist, Steve Lopez’s book that resulted from that first glimpse which evolved into a movie released last fall. I couldn’t walk away from the book either...

Seminars focus on brain development and ethics

  • March 15, 2010
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The Holmes County Prevention Coalition and Your Human Resource Center will present special seminars April 8 and May 13. Both seminars are open to the public and will each offer three CEUs to those who need accreditation. April 8, Dr. D.J. McFadden, of the Holmes County Health District, will speak on Adolescent Brain Development. The free program is from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Holmes County...

Parents and students power up for good health

  • March 15, 2010
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Two Melrose Elementary School parents are on a mission, one that will have a positive impact on the school community for years to come. With support from Dean Frank, Melrose principal, and school nurse Heidi Steiner, parents Beth Miller and Bernadette Paul are leading the charge to make students and parents alike aware of the importance of making healthy lifestyle choices and the positive impact...

Group to host oratory contest

  • March 15, 2010
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Wayne-Holmes Right to Life is accepting registrants for their Pro-Life Oratory Contest. The contest is for sophomores, juniors, and seniors in high school and involves a 5-7 minute speech on abortion, adoption, euthanasia, or embryonic stem cell research from a pro-life perspective. Speeches need not be memorized. Cash prizes of $100, $50, and $25 will be awarded to the first, second, and third...

Two Millersburg students have art on display in Columbus

  • March 15, 2010
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March is Youth Art Month, and as part of this celebration, the Ohio Art Education Association sponsors two exhibitions in Columbus. These shows are the Young People’s Art Exhibition held at the Rhodes State Office Tower, and the Youth Art Month Exhibition hosted by the State Teachers Retirement System. Two students from Cathie Lynch’s art classes at Millersburg Elementary School have work on...

WCSCC students ice the tasks at hand at recent carving contest

  • March 15, 2010
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Five Wayne County Schools Career Center culinary arts teams competed against each other at the ice carving contest at Alice Noble Ice Arena’s 2010 Winter Magic on Ice Saturday, Feb. 27. Winning best of show and gold medals for carving two eagles and a nest in a tree was the team of Lindsaye Evans of Smithville, Heather Groves of Wooster and Kelsey Yontz of Rittman. The Peoples Choice trophy and...

Life after school: Family and civic team established

  • March 15, 2010
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Preparing students for life beyond the classroom is at the core of our educational system. But it takes more than dedicated school teachers and administrators to prepare students to meet the challenges of the real world. It takes the entire community working together to make students successful. That’s the concept behind the family and civic engagement team. As part of Gov. Ted Strickland’s...

Amish Country Home and Garden Show cures winter cabin fever

  • March 15, 2010
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With the melting snow, sunshine, and temperatures climbing into the 50 degree range, it was evident that the thousands of guests flooding into the Amish Country Home and Garden Show at the Buckeye Event Center in Dalton March 4-6 were eager to escape some severe cases of cabin fever brought on by the long, cold winter months. “It’s been a great show, and there has been a steady flow of...

Long lost friends find each other at home and garden show

  • March 15, 2010
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When Patricia Yoe of Canton arrived early at the Amish Country Home and Garden Show on March 4 to assist in setting up a booth for ADT Security Services, she had no inkling that her life was about to change. For that matter, neither did Kristy Dannemiller of Orrville, who was working to put her booth, for Allstate, in order in the adjoining space. “I kept looking at Kristy, and she kept looking...

Cuckoo clock makes new home in the Swiss Village of Sugarcreek

  • March 15, 2010
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For many years, the 23.5-foot-tall Swiss clock, known as the World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock, drew thousands of tourists to the former Alpine Alpa Restaurant in Wilmot. When the restaurant closed its doors, the assets were sold at public auction, including the cuckoo clock. The clock was originally constructed in 1972, and is number two on a list of Eight of the World’s Biggest Roadside...