Historic Zoar Village volunteers keep history alive with over 7,000 volunteer hours
Summary: Dozens of volunteers give of their time and skills to keep a very important piece of Tuscarawas County history alive. These individuals were recognized at a luncheon in the Zoar Schoolhouse on November 6."Why is history important? It is our heritage. It is who we are, and why we are here," stated Dee Grossman, director of the Tuscarawas County Convention and Visitors' Bureau as she...Autumn Odyssey moves group further along pathway toward inpatient treatment facility in Tuscarawas County
Summary: The link between drug and/or alcohol addiction and homelessness is strong, and exemplifies the proverbial question of which is the cause and which the effect? One Tuscarawas County group of volunteers is striving to find a solution that works.An Autumn Odyssey with Art, Wine, and Music’s dazzling inaugural event took place at the Tuscarawas County Center for the Arts on November 5. The...It's like naked skinny-dipping
SUMMARY: Redundancy is, well, redundant and Mike Dewey goes to great lengths to prove his point in this, a tribute to friendship, disagreement and understanding. Most guys, when they go to parties, end up talking with their friends about pretty predictable stuff. Why the Browns stink or the way Ohio State's season ended up in the toilet. Sports is a safe avenue to pursue, usually, unless...111411 Commissioners name new Emergency Management Agency Director
Summary: Joe Villegas will soon assume the reins of the county agency charged with emergency response and preparedness.There is a new director for the Wayne County Emergency Management Association.During their Nov. 2 regular session, the Wayne County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the appointment of Joe Villegas as the director of the department charged with emergency response and...Tami Lange Column
As soon as we graduated from high school, my best friend and I went to New York City.It wasn’t your average “reward” trip. Our parents didn’t have that kind of money, so they made due: we traveled by bus with an organization called The Canton Coalition to Freeze the Bomb.There we were, all fresh faced and ready to join a million or so people in a huge anti-nuke march through Manhattan,...111411 Nothing beats a good book
Summary: Fisher Auditorium on the campus of OARDC was filled to capacity as book lovers from across the state flocked to the 24th annual Buckeye Book Fair on Nov. 5.While Kindles, Nooks and other e-readers have their place nothing quite beats holding a good book in your hands, as evidenced by the huge crowd that gathered at Fisher Auditorium on the OARDC campus on Nov. 5 for Buckeye Book Fair.In...Don and Ann Carruthers farm named Farm of the Year
Summary: Which Tuscarawas County farm was chosen as Farm of the Year? That and a few other well deserved awards were given out at the 68th annual meeting of the Tuscarawas Soil and Water Conservation district annual meeting held recently.The Don and Ann Carruthers farm near Newcomerstown was name Farm of the Year at the 68th annual meeting of the Tuscarawas Soil and Water Conservation District...
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor:As you so graciously printed my letter to you last year regarding the Tuscarawas County Warm Up America program, I am writing again. Our afghan program has delivered over 105 afghans thus far to area nursing homes, i.e. Riverside Manor, Amberwood, Beacon Pointe, and many individuals who have had dire needs from fires, illnesses, and hospitalizations. The needs have vastly increased...
Borderline tough
Being a teacher ain’t easy. This is not some great revelation to me, mind you. I’ve known this for quite some time, like most of my life. As the third generation of teachers in my family, even with my, um, mature age, I knew that becoming an educator and starting a job as a teacher this year meant I needed to grow some tough, thick skin, and quickly. Looking back, we can all name the teachers...